"binarity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: binarities [plural]
Etymology: binary + -ity Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|binary|ity}} binary + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun}} binarity (plural binarities)
  1. The representation of something as a pair (or set) of binary oppositions. Related terms: binariness Translations (representation as a pair): Binarität [feminine] (German), binaritet [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-binarity-en-noun-Yqkouqte Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity

Inflected forms

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