binary form

American  

noun

1. a basic musical form having two closely related sections.

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binary form British  

noun

1. music a structure consisting of two sections, each being played twice

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Etymology

Origin of binary form

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

We almost certainly have to stop thinking about this disease in binary form.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2020

This binary form befits a movie that, in style and tone, takes cartoons as its model.

From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2020

For instance, with conventional bits numbers and values are represented in a clear binary form.

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2013

The dots represent information in binary form, a standard that should be comprehensible even in the distant future and can be read with a basic optical microscope.

From Scientific American • Jan. 6, 2013

The sonata concludes with a lively movement in binary form.

From The Pianoforte Sonata Its Origin and Development by Shedlock, J. S. (John South)