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• Binary option
  Binary option
  
  In finance, a binary option is a type of Option where the payoff is either some fixed amount of some asset or nothing at all. The two main types of binary options are the cash-or-nothing binary option and the asset-or-nothing binary option....
  , also known as digital option OR all-or-nothing option
• Binary numeral system
  Binary numeral system
  
  The binary numeral system, or notation with a radix of 2. Owing to its straightforward implementation in digital electronic circuitry using logic gates, the binary system is used internally by all modern computers....
  , a representation for numbers using only two digits (usually, 0 and 1)
• Binary function
  Binary function
  
  In mathematics, a binary function, or function of two variables, is a function which takes two inputs.Precisely stated, a function is binary if there exists Set s such that...
  , a function in mathematics that takes two arguments
• Binary data, composed of something other than human-readable text
• Executable
  Executable
  
  In computing, an executable causes a computer "to perform indicated tasks according to encoded instruction ," as opposed to a file that only contains data ....
  , a "binary", containing machine code for the computer to execute
• Binary compound
  Binary compound
  
  A binary compound is a chemical compound that contains exactly two different chemical element. Examples are NaCl , NaF , and MgO ....
  , a chemical compound containing two different chemical elements
• Binary explosive
  Binary explosive
  
  A binary explosive or two-component explosive is an explosive consisting of two components, neither of which is dangerous by itself, which have to be mixed in order to become explosive....
  , an explosive made of two components that become explosive when mixed.
• Binary (chemical weapon), containing two chemicals that when combined make a toxic agent
• Binary fission
  Binary fission
  
  Binary fission is the form of asexual reproduction and cell division used by prokaryotic and some eukaryotic organisms . This process results in the reproduction of a living prokaryotic cell by division into two parts which each have the potential to grow to the size of the original cell....
  , the splitting of a single-celled organism into two daughter cells
• Binary star
  Binary star
  
  A binary star is a star system consisting of two stars orbiting around their common center of mass. The brighter star is called the primary and the other is its companion star or secondary....
  , a star system with two stars in it
• Binary planet, two planetary bodies of comparable mass orbiting each other
• Binary asteroid
  Binary asteroid
  
  A binary asteroid is a system of two asteroids orbiting their common center of mass, in analogy with binary stars. The first such system to be discovered was 243 Ida....
  , two asteroids orbiting each other
• Binary (novel)
  Binary (novel)
  
  Binary is a techno-thriller novel written by Michael Crichton in 1972 under the pen-name John Lange.The villain is a middle-class small businessman who decides to assassinate the President of the United States....
  , a 1972 novel by Michael Crichton (writing as John Lange)
• Binary (comics), a superheroine in the Marvel Universe
• Binary form
  Binary form
  
  Binary form is a way of structuring a piece of music in two related sections, both of which are usually repeated. Binary is also a structure used to choreograph dance....
  , a way of structuring a piece of music
• Binary bet
  Binary bet
  
  A binary bet is a bet on a proposition with two possible outcomes, quoted in the form of a spread bet.In financial betting this proposition could range from "the FTSE will end higher on the day" to "Brent Oil will close between 50 and 60 cents lower" to "USD/YEN will end lower on the day"....
  , a bet on a proposition which is quoted as a spread bet
• Binary code
  Binary code
  
  Binary code is the system of representing text or Instruction by the use of a two-numerical digit number system. This system is composed of only the number zero, representing the Off state, and the number one, representing on state, combined in groups of 8....
  , the digital representation of text and data.
• Binary thinking
  Binary opposition
  
  In critical theory, a binary opposition is a pair of theoretical opposites. In structuralism, it is seen as a fundamental organizer of human philosophy, culture, and language....
  , polar opposites, often ignoring the middle ground

See also

• Binary prefix
  Binary prefix
  
  In computing, a binary prefix is a set of letters that precede a unit of measure to indicate multiplication by a power of two. In certain contexts in computing, such as computer memory sizes, units of information storage and communication traffic have traditionally been reported in multiples of powers of two....
  , indicating magnitude multipliers in a base-two number system (e.g., kilo-, kibi-, etc.)
• Binary tree
  Binary tree
  
  In computer science, a binary tree is a Tree in which each node has at most two child node. Typically the child nodes are called left and right....
  , a computer tree data structure in which each node has at most two children
• Binary-coded decimal
  Binary-coded decimal
  
  In computing and electronics systems, binary-coded decimal is an encoding for decimal numbers in which each digit is represented by its own binary sequence....
  , a method for encoding for decimal digits in binary sequences
• Finger binary
  Finger binary
  
  Finger binary is a system for Finger counting and displaying Binary numeral system on the fingers and thumbs of one or more hands. It is possible to count from 0 to 31 using the fingers of a single hand, or from 0 through 1023 if both hands are used....
  , a system for counting in binary numbers on the fingers of human hands
• Binomial %28disambiguation%29
• Gender binary
  Gender binary
  
  The gender binary is the idea that human gender exists in two forms: masculine and feminine. The term also describes the system in which a society divides people into male and female gender roles, gender identity and attributes....