Binary
Binary has several distinct usages:
- Binary integers: a way to represent numbers with 0 and 1
- Binary operators: operators that use 2 arguments
- Binary search: a search technique over a sorted array
- Binary executable: the compiled version of PHP, not as source code
Generally, binary refers to the binary integers.
<?php
// 12 in binary
$binary = 0b1100;
// > is a binary operator: it takes 2 arguments
var_dump($binary > 13);
?>