Two vs Binary - What's the difference?
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(label) A numerical value equal to ; the second number in the set of natural numbers (especially in number theory); the cardinality of the set {0, 1}; one plus one. Ordinal: second. This many dots (••).
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Describing a set or group with two components.
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(US, informal) A two-dollar bill.
A child aged two.
The playing cards featuring two pips.
Being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off, true or false, molten or frozen, presence or absence of a signal.
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(logic) Concerning logic whose subject matter concerns binary states.
(arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers and calculations using the binary number system.
Having two equally important parts; related to something with two parts.
(mathematics, programming, computer engineering) Of an operation, function, procedure or inputs; having domain of dimension 2.
(computing) Of data, consisting coded values not interpretable as plain or ASCII text.
(mathematics, computing, uncountable) The bijective base-2 numeral system, which uses only the digits .
(computing) An executable computer file.
(astronomy) A star system consisting of only two stars.
As nouns the difference between two and binary
is that two is the digit/figure 2 while binary is (mathematics|computing|uncountable) the bijective base-2 numeral system, which uses only the digits.As a numeral two
is (label) a numerical value equal to ; the second number in the set of natural numbers (especially in number theory); the cardinality of the set {0, 1}; one plus one ordinal: second this many dots (••).As an adjective binary is
being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions such as on or off, true or false, molten or frozen, presence or absence of a signal.two
English
(wikipedia two)Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete outside dialects)Numeral
(head)- Venters began to count them—one—two —three—four—on up to sixteen.
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Derived terms
* four by two * in two * put two and two together * two-by-four * two-dimensional * two-edged * two-faced * two heads are better than one * two-piece * two-stroke * two-tone * two-way * two-wheelerSee also
*Noun
(en noun)- The number 2202 contains three two s.
- This toy is suitable for the two s and threes.
See also
*Derived terms
* two-up * two's complementSee also
* * * both * couple * double * dual * pair * second * twice * twin * two-Statistics
*binary
English
(wikipedia binary)Adjective
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- Binary states are often represented as 1 and 0 in computer science.
- Two ingredients are combined in a binary poison.
- A binary statistical distribution has only two categories.
- Division of reals is a binary operation.
- He downloaded the binary distribution for Linux, then burned it to DVD.