"binarism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: binarisms [plural]
Etymology: binary + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|binary|ism}} binary + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun}} binarism (plural binarisms)
  1. A pair of opposites; a specific binary.
    Sense id: en-binarism-en-noun-0LSYIDjD
  2. Belief in, or a mode of thought predicated on, a binary; belief that something (for example, gender) is a binary. Translations (belief in a binary system): binaryzm [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-binarism-en-noun-roqYzD2U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 83 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 19 81 Disambiguation of 'belief in a binary system': 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: binarist, binaristic, binaristically

Inflected forms

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