binary vs dyadic

binary

adj
  • Having two equally important parts; related to something with two parts. 

  • Of an operation, function, procedure, or logic gate, taking exactly two operands, arguments, parameters, or inputs; having domain of dimension 2. 

  • Focusing on two mutually exclusive conditions. 

  • Concerning logic whose subject matter concerns binary states. 

  • Being in one of two mutually exclusive states. 

  • Of data, consisting coded values (e.g. machine code) not interpretable as plain or ASCII text (e.g. source code). 

  • Concerning numbers and calculations using the binary number system. 

noun
  • Synonym of binary asteroid. 

  • Synonym of binary star. 

  • Synonym of binary file; a file consisting of data other than human-readable text. 

  • Synonym of binary planet. 

  • The bijective base-2 numeral system, which uses only the digits 0 and 1. 

  • A state in which only two values are possible, in which something must have one value or the other. 

dyadic

adj
  • Pertaining to a dyad, the number two; of two parts or elements. 

  • Pertaining to the physical sex of a person who is exactly male or female in genetics, anatomy and hormone levels; not intersex. 

  • having an arity of two (taking two arguments or operands) 

noun
  • The sum of two or more dyads 

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