Binary Principle
The term binary principle refers to the idea that many things can be thought of as existing in only one of two states.
These states are 1 and 0.
The 1 and 0 can represent;
- ON or OFF,
- open or closed,
- TRUE or FALSE,
- HIGH or LOW, or
- any other two conditions.
The key to the speed and accuracy with which binary information can be processed is that there are only two states, each of which is distinctly different.
There is no in-between state so when information is processed the outcome is either yes or no.