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binäärinen

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See also: binaarinen

Finnish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Late Latin bīnārius (consisting of two), likely through Swedish binär and/or German binär, themselves from French binaire. Cognate with English binary.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbinæːrinen/, [ˈbinæːˌrine̞n]
  • Rhymes: -inen
  • Hyphenation(key): bi‧nää‧ri‧nen

Adjective

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binäärinen (comparative binäärisempi, superlative binäärisin)

  1. binary (being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive conditions)
  2. binary (consisting of two elements or parts)
    Vesi on binäärinen yhdiste.
    Water is a binary compound.
  3. (mathematics) binary (based on two digits, usually defined as 0 and 1)

Usage notes

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  • Kotus seems to favor binaarinen [1], but binäärinen appears to be more widely used.

Declension

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Possessive forms of binäärinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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