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What does ternary mean?

Definitions for ternary
ˈtɜr nə riterna·ry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-aceadjective

    the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

  2. ternary, treble, triple, triplexadjective

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. ternarynoun

    A group of three things; a trio, threesome or tierce

  2. ternaryadjective

    Made up of three things; treble, triadic, triple, triplex

  3. ternaryadjective

    Arranged in groups of three

  4. ternaryadjective

    To the base three

  5. ternaryadjective

    Having three variables

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Ternaryadjective

    Proceeding by threes; consisting of three.

    Etymology: ternaire, Fr. ternarius, Lat.

  2. Ternary, Ternionnoun

    The number three.

    Etymology: ternarius, Lat. ternio, Lat.

    These nineteen consonants stood in such confused order, some in ternaries, some in pairs, and some single. William Holder.

ChatGPT

  1. ternary

    Ternary refers to something that is composed or consists of three parts, elements, or variables. It is derived from the Latin term 'ternarius', meaning 'three by three', and it is mainly used in contexts such as mathematics, computing, and music to denote systems, structures, or compositions that involve three components.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ternaryadjective

    proceeding by threes; consisting of three; as, the ternary number was anciently esteemed a symbol of perfection, and held in great veneration

  2. Ternaryadjective

    containing, or consisting of, three different parts, as elements, atoms, groups, or radicals, which are regarded as having different functions or relations in the molecule; thus, sodic hydroxide, NaOH, is a ternary compound

  3. Ternarynoun

    a ternion; the number three; three things taken together; a triad

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ternary in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ternary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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  • ternärGerman
  • τριαδικόςGreek
  • ternarioSpanish
  • ternaireFrench
  • þrígildur, þríunda-, þrístæðurIcelandic
  • тройной, троичный, тернарный, трёхчленный, трёхкомпонентныйRussian
  • trefaldigSwedish

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