nonbinary

adj

1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable)Alternative form of non-binary.

   “Thus digital computers operate directly with digits either at the bit level, which is short for binary digit, or at the byte level where a nonbinary digit such as a decimal number or alphabetic character is represented.”

   “The most common type of encoder is one that converts a nonbinary number system into an equivalent binary system.”

   “So last summer, when the Massachusetts State Legislature became one of the first in the nation to consider a bill to add an “X” option for nonbinary genders to the “M” and “F” on the state driver’s license, El, 17, was less surprised than some at the maneuver that effectively killed it.”

noun

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of non-binary.