Binary opposition Binary opposition A nebular opposition (also binary system) is a pair of related terms or concepts that are opposite in meaning. Binary opposition is the system by which language and thought, two theoretical opposites are strictly defined and set off against one another. It is the contrast between two mutually exclusive terms, such as on and off, up and down, left and right. Binary opposition is an important concept of structuralism, which sees such distinctions as fundamental to all language and thought. In structuralism, a binary opposition is seen as a fundamental organizer of human philosophy, culture, and language. Binary
Binary number combinations of a number of simple basic principles or categories, for which he has been considered a predecessor of computing science and artificial intelligence (see Bonner 2007 <http://lullianarts.net/>, Fidora et al. 2011 <https://www.iiia.csic.es/es/publications/ramon-llull-ars-magna-artificial-intelligence/>). In 1605 Francis Bacon discussed a system whereby letters of the alphabet could be reduced to sequences of binary digits, which could then be encoded as scarcely visible variations in the font in any random text. Importantly for the general theory of binary encoding, he added that this method could be used with any objects at all: "provided those objects be capable of a twofold difference only;