nonbinary

See also: non-binary

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ binary.

Adjective

nonbinary (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of non-binary
   • 1986, James O. Hicks, Information Systems in Business: An Introduction, page 201:

     Thus digital computers operate directly with digits either at the bit level, which is short for binary digit, or at the byte level where a nonbinary digit such as a decimal number or alphabetic character is represented.

   • 2002, Terry L. M. Bartelt, Digital Electronics: An Integrated Laboratory Approach, page 112:

     The most common type of encoder is one that converts a nonbinary number system into an equivalent binary system.

   • 2019 May 29, Amy Harmon, “Which Box Do You Check? Some States Are Offering a Nonbinary Option”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     So last summer, when the Massachusetts State Legislature became one of the first in the nation to consider a bill to add an “X” option for nonbinary genders to the “M” and “F” on the state driver’s license, El, 17, was less surprised than some at the maneuver that effectively killed it.

Noun

nonbinary (plural nonbinaries)

1. Alternative form of non-binary