binary
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- noun
- /ˈbaɪnəri/
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sistema binario
- In a binary star system, two stars orbit around a common center of mass, creating a unique cosmic dance.
- binary star
- binary system
- eclipsing binary
Examples
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This is a detection of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star.
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I'm Roughly half of the stars you see in the night sky, Julian, are called binary stars.
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Many think this is the most beautiful visual binary in the whole sky.
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The center of mass of the binary is shown by the plus sign in both spatial and velocity pictures.
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So this is a common configuration of a black hole X-ray binary in our Galaxy.
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"The closest approach of the second binary is only seven years away," said Shen Po-Lin.
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What is left of the original primary star depends on the binary's component masses and orbital period.
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In fact, it is the detection of eclipses that leads to the discovery of these binaries.
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Of the known X-ray binaries, SS 433 is one of the most famous.
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In close pairs, called interacting binaries, each star affects the evolution of its companion.
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Synonyms
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Two stars in space that move around a shared point because they pull on each other
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Two stars that are very close and usually move around each other
A system of two stars that orbit each other
Compounds
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A system that uses 0s and 1s to show text and instructions in computers
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Two stars in space that move around a shared point because they pull on each other
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A computer file that stores data in a non-text form for programs to read
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An operation with two inputs that gives a true or false result
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A single computer file of data that programs cannot easily read or change
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A way to write numbers and information using only the digits 0 and 1
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A number system that uses only the numbers 0 and 1, often used by computers
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A rule that combines two values into one result, like addition or AND
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Average number of binary digits needed to show one digit in another number system
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A way of writing numbers using only the digits 0 and 1
Surface Forms
Morphology
binary = bi (transparent) = bi + bin + ary
Denotes a system of two stars; the sense is a straightforward extension of 'two' + adjectival/noun-forming morphology.
Etymology
Binary comes from the Latin part bi- meaning 'two', just like in bicycle. In astronomy a binary is two stars that move around each other, and the name tells you there are 'two' stars.