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offset
Verb
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If mathx/math offsets mathy/math, the loss (because) of mathy/math is balanced by mathx/math.
The school will provide limited scholarships to offset the cost of tuition.
Increases in efficiency partially offset the increased costs.
The few problems are more than offset by the relatively large number of successes.
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If you offset mathx/math against mathy/math, you compare of contrast them.
All this solid colour is offset by the tiny yellow green flowers.
offset
Noun
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An offset is something that balances (the loss of) something else.
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(technical) A particular way of printing where the ink moves from surface A to B and then from B to the final C.
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The image produced by this kind of printing.
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An offset is the distance that something moves away from where it is supposed to be or where it was.
binary
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adjective
of or pertaining to a number system have 2 as its base
a binary digit
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adjective
consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms)
a binary star is a system in which two stars revolve around each other
a binary compound
the binary number system has two as its base
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noun
a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run on a different operating system
the same source code can be compiled to produce different binaries for different operating systems
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noun
(= binary star)
a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation