binarize

verb — 4 senses

binarize

verb

Etymology From binary + -ize.

1

Mathematics, Sciences To represent in binary (base 2) notation

2

To convert (an image) to only black and white.

3

Mathematics, Sciences, Statistics To dichotomize a variable.

4

To treat or represent a distinction as a binary or dichotomy.

  • How irony's conceptual doubling allows it to disrupt the binarized logic of despair/hope2018, Nicole Seymour, Bad Environmentalism, page 5:
Related terms
binarization, debinarize

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