binary opposites

collocation in English

meanings of binaryand opposite

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binary
adjective
uk /ˈbaɪ.nər.i/ us /ˈbaɪ.ner.i/
mathematics, computingspecialized
using a system of numbers that uses only 0 ...
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opposite
noun[C often singular]
uk /ˈɒp.ə.zɪt/ us /ˈɑː.pə.zɪt/
something or someone that is completely different from another person ...
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Examples of binary opposites

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It helps to reinforce binary opposites: us and them, self and other, objective and subjective, general and local.
Perhaps the single most critical driver is that the world of digital13 computing is built on reciprocally-defined binary opposites.
Through their interrelationship in organization theory, "uncertainty" and "rationality" were enacted as two binary opposites that reproduce each other and construct one "coherent" scheme.
Language that imposes structure is often under scrutiny, and within structuring impositions, binary opposites have received the most attention.
Concluding didactic - a resolution of the activity of the main body based on the principle of binary opposites.
It hence provides an environment where many binary opposites meet.
This points to a radical notion about 'personhood', and makes it possible to think about difference in a way that does not immediately break down into binary opposites.
If pairs of binary opposites assume a relational link, the structural validity of this link can be investigated by studying the variations of those pairings as they occur.
These include story form, metaphor, binary opposites, rhyme, rhythm and pattern, humor, mental imagery among others.
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Binary opposites are played throughout the novel, and often there are mentions of rooms and views.
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