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//ˈtɜː.nə.ɹi// adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Made up of three things. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Arranged in groups of three. not-comparable
  3. 3
    To the base three. not-comparable

    "Perhaps the prettiest number system of all is the balanced ternary notation"

  4. 4
    Having three variables. not-comparable
  5. 5
    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. not-comparable

    "Sodic hydroxide, NaOH, is a ternary compound."

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  1. 6
    Of an operator taking three operands. not-comparable

    "An "if…then…else" construction is called a ternary operator when it is combined in one line of a program."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having three units or components or elements wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A group of three things; a trio, threesome or tierce.
  2. 2
    the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one wordnet
  3. 3
    The Holy Trinity. obsolete

    "And albeit these thynges be waighty and truthes of great importance, yet (by the infinite goodnes of the Almighty Ternarie,) Artificiall Methods and easy wayes are made, by which the zelous Philosopher, may wyn nere this Riuerish Ida, this Mountayne of Contemplation […] ."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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