binary number
nounUK /ˈbaɪ.nər.i ˈnʌm.bər/
US /ˈbaɪ.nɚ.i ˈnʌm.bɚ/
A binary number is a number that uses only the digits 0 and 1.
The computer stores the letter as a binary number made of zeros and ones.
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2. A number written in the base-2 counting system used by computers.
The binary number 101 equals the decimal number 5.
3. A sequence of bits that represents data inside a computer.
Each pixel's color is saved as a binary number.
4. A number expressed using only two symbols, often 0 and 1.
Students learned to convert 13 into the binary number 1101.