Binary

Binary means composed of two pieces or two parts and may refer to:

Mathematics

• Binary number, a representation for numbers using only two digits (0 and 1)
• Binary relation, a mathematical relation involving two elements
• Binary function, a function in mathematics that takes two arguments

Computing

• Binary code, the digital representation of text and data
• Binary-coded decimal, a method for encoding for decimal digits in binary sequences
• Binary file, composed of something other than human-readable text
• Binary image, a digital image that has only two possible values for each pixel
• Binary prefix, a prefix attached before a unit symbol to multiply it by a power of 2, e.g. Kbyte
• Binary tree, a computer tree data structure in which each node has at most two children
• Executable, a type of binary file that contains machine code for the computer to execute

Other

• Binary option, also known as digital option or all-or-nothing option, in finance
• Binary form, a way of structuring a piece of music
• Binary betting, a bet on a proposition which is quoted as a spread bet
• Binary opposition, polar opposites, often ignoring the middle ground
• Finger binary, a system for counting in binary numbers on the fingers of human hands

See also

• Binomial (disambiguation)

External links

• Binary @ Wikipedia