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Ternary \Ter"na*ry\, n.; pl. Ternaries.
A ternion; the number three; three things taken together; a
triad.
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Some in ternaries, some in pairs, and some single.
--Holder.
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Ternary \Ter"na*ry\, a. [L. ternarius, fr. terni. See Tern,
a.]

1. Proceeding by threes; consisting of three; as, the ternary
number was anciently esteemed a symbol of perfection, and
held in great veneration.
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2. (Chem.) 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.
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ternary
adj 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" [syn: ternary,
treble, triple, triplex]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
[syn: three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce,
leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary,
ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, {deuce-
ace}]
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ternary

A description of an operator taking three
arguments. The only common example is C's ?: operator which
is used in the form "CONDITION ? EXP1 : EXP2" and returns EXP1
if CONDITION is true else EXP2. Haskell has a similar "if
CONDITION then EXP1 else EXP2" operator.

See also unary, binary.

(1998-07-29)

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ternary [təːnəriː]
dreifach; ternär

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ternary

hármas
háromalkotós
terner


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ternary

dreifach; ternär
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52 Moby Thesaurus words for "ternary":
clover, deuce-ace, leash, set of three, shamrock, tercet, tern,
ternal, ternate, ternion, terzetto, three, three-ply, threefold,
threesome, tierce, treble, trefoil, trey, triad, trialogue,
triangle, tricorn, trident, triennium, trihedron, trilogic,
trilogy, trimester, trinal, trine, trinity, trinomial, trio,
triphthong, triple, triple crown, triple threat, triplet, triplex,
triplicate, triplopy, tripod, triptych, trireme, triseme,
triskelion, trisul, triumvirate, triunity, trivet, troika



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