binaire

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin bīnārius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.nɛʁ/

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• Homophones: binaires, binèrent

Adjective

binaire (plural binaires)

1. binary (focusing on two mutually exclusive conditions)

   Synonym: manichéen

2. (mathematics) binary
3. (computing) binary (concerning numbers and calculations using the binary number system)
4. (music) binary

   Coordinate term: ternaire

5. (gender studies) binary (pertaining to a gender system in which people are categorized, in terms of gender and often also sex, exclusively as either male or female)

   Antonym: non-binaire

Derived terms

• binairement

Noun

binaire m (plural binaires)

1. (computing) binary file

Further reading

• “binaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• bénirai