Examples of “binary” in a Sentence

adj Based on just two options, states, or values.

• Life is rarely a binary question with only one right and one wrong answer.
• The survey offered a binary yes or no choice for every question.
• The debate was framed as a binary choice between war and peace.

noun The base-2 number system itself.

• In binary, the number two is written as one followed by a zero.
• Our teacher showed us how to count up to ten in binary.
• Computers store all data internally in binary.
• She converted the decimal number into binary for the assignment.