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In some senses, non-binary is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
non-binary
/nɔnˈbaɪ.nɛɹ.i/
adj 2noun 2
Collocations
4VERB + NON-BINARY
address, am, call, came, claim, discovered, know, see
NON-BINARY + NOUN
identity, parent, people, person, sibling
PREP.
out
ADV.
empirically
Definitions
adj
1
Not binary.
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.
The most common type of encoder is one that converts a nonbinary number system into an equivalent binary system.
2
Having or pertaining to a gender identity not represented by the gender binary; not exclusively male or female; genderqueer.
Near-synonym: genderqueer
I'm expected to live in a world where […] forms have no or few options for non-binary people, where finding a GP who understands my non-binary needs and identity is a challenge.
noun
1
Something which is not a binary; a computer file that is not readable text.
Please don't post non-binaries into alt.binaries.doom. Pretty please.
2
A non-binary (genderqueer) person.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:non-binary.
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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 charac
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The most common type of encoder is one that converts a nonbinary number system into an equivalent binary system.
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Near-synonym: genderqueer
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Please don't post non-binaries into alt.binaries.doom. Pretty please.
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:non-binary.
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What would you call your non-binary parent?
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