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In mathematics and computer science, the base-two or binary numeral system is a representation for numbers that uses only zeroes and ones as digits. See binary numeral system for detail.
- Especially in computing, a binary is a computer file that is not human-readable; see Binary and text files
In astronomy, binary is short for binary star, a stellar system consisting of two nearby stars that revolve around a common center of mass.

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