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binary

[bahy-nuh-ree, -ner-ee] / ˈbaɪ nə ri, -nɛr i /


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Scientists believe that S301 was once part of a binary star system that was torn apart by the almighty pull of the black hole.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

They involve binary contracts that resolve based on whether certain events happen or not, using some complex math to factor in a probability of an outcome.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

“But keep in mind that this is a binary event,” says Lee.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

With no binary late-stage study results left this year, investors will increasingly focus on the huge opportunity for Roche’s giredestrant treatment for breast cancer, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

“If I don’t describe it enough, it sounds scary and binary and I can’t raise the capital.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

"If the orbital speed of the binaries is less than the kick speed, the wide binaries will become gravitationally unbound," Fuller explains.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

One of the stellar binaries, known as G203-47, is now officially the ninth closest white dwarf to the Sun.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

The museum has physically invalidated the binaries of center and periphery, major and minor arts.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

"Just the natural way you form these tight binaries, these sub-seven-day binaries, you get rid of the planet naturally, without invoking additional disruption from a nearby star or other mechanisms," Farhat said.

From Science Daily Apr. 19, 2026

This star was one of the first discovered and most remarkable "spectroscopic binaries."

From A Field Book of the Stars by William Tyler Olcott




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