# binary

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbaɪ.nə.ɹɪ/ · frequency rank #7,652

## Definitions
1. Being in one of two mutually exclusive states.
2. Concerning logic whose subject matter concerns such states.
3. Concerning numbers and calculations using the binary number system.
4. Having two equally important parts; related to something with two parts.
5. Of an operation, function, procedure, or logic gate, taking exactly two operands, arguments, parameters, or inputs; having domain of dimension 2.
6. Of data, consisting coded values (e.g. machine code) not interpretable as plain or ASCII text (e.g. source code).
7. Focusing on two mutually exclusive conditions.
8. Having or pertaining to a gender identity represented by the gender binary; either male or female.

## Etymology
From Late Latin bīnārius (“consisting of two”), from Latin bīnī (“two-by-two, pair”). By surface analysis, bin- + -ary.

## Easily confused with
- **Bihar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bihar-vs-binary)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbinary`, `bianry`, `binarry`, `binaryy`, `binayr`, `binnary`, `binray`, `bniary`, `ibnary`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/binary