as in dual
consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined
a binary star is a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
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Any attempt to put the football game itself into the binary ping-pong of our current politics was equally simplistic or self-serving.
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Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
As more neutron star data is collected, the gravitational acceleration measurement of binary pulsars and their single counterparts could shine a light on the gravitational field of the Milky Way and, thus, the shape and distribution of dark matter in our galaxy.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Trump administration to acknowledge only a person’s gender assigned at birth, officials say
Human biology is complex, and not all individuals fit neatly into binary categories, Evans told ABC News.
—Dr. Allia Vaez, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2025
Unlike classical computers which use binary bits, quantum computers use quantum bits — or qubits — which are usually electrons, photons, or another subatomic particle.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2025
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Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
As more neutron star data is collected, the gravitational acceleration measurement of binary pulsars and their single counterparts could shine a light on the gravitational field of the Milky Way and, thus, the shape and distribution of dark matter in our galaxy.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Trump administration to acknowledge only a person’s gender assigned at birth, officials say
Human biology is complex, and not all individuals fit neatly into binary categories, Evans told ABC News.
—Dr. Allia Vaez, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2025
Unlike classical computers which use binary bits, quantum computers use quantum bits — or qubits — which are usually electrons, photons, or another subatomic particle.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Binary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/binary. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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