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ternary

ter·nary

UK/ˈtɜː.nə.ɹi/ US/ˈtɝ.nə.ɹi/ uncommon obsolete
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

adjective

1.

having three units or components or elements

  • “a ternary operation”
  • “a treble row of red beads”
  • “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”
  • “triple time has three beats per measure”
  • “triplex windows”
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Origin

From Late Latin ternārius (“consisting of three things”), from ternī (“three each”).

Phrases

  • ternary alloy
  • ternary code
  • ternary complex
  • ternary compound
  • ternary computer
  • ternary diagram
  • ternary expansion
  • ternary form

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