duobinary

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adjective

Being, or pertaining to, a bipolar encoding in which the ones are represented alternately by positive and negative voltages.

OriginEnglish binary ← Latin duo ← Proto-Italic *duō →
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Meanings

adjectiveduobinary (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecommunicationsBeing, or pertaining to, a bipolar encoding in which the ones are represented alternately by positive and negative voltages.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Italic*duō
  3. Latinduo
  4. Englishduo-
  5. Englishbinary
  6. Englishduobinary

From duo- + binary.

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APA

duobinary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duobinary

MLA

“duobinary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duobinary. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “duobinary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duobinary.

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