Definition Synonyms
Definition of ternary - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
numbersRare group of three items or elementsRare
- The ternary of musicians played beautifully.
Adjective
1.
three partsRare composed of three partsRare
- The ternary system includes three basic elements.
2.
mathematicsRare involving three units or membersRare
- A ternary compound consists of three different atoms.
3.
technologyTECH. of an operator taking three operandsTECH.
- The ternary operator is concise and powerful.
4.
arithmeticTECH. to the base threeTECH.
- The ternary system simplifies certain calculations.
Expressions with ternary
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musical structure consisting of three parts ABA
The composer used ternary form to create a symmetrical piece..
operator taking three operands for conditional evaluation
The ternary operator is used in the expression a ? b : c.
Origin of ternary
Latin, ternarius (consisting of three)
Terms with ternary included in their meaning
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technology
ternary operator in programming that evaluates a condition
Examples of ternary in a sentence
In the puzzle, a ternary of clues was given. The ternary phase diagram shows three components. The ternary relationship in the database is complex. The ternary system is more complex than the binary one. They studied the ternary relationship in the dataset. A ternary system can simplify complex conditions.
In programming, ternary logic can be efficient. In computer science, ternary logic can be quite useful. A ternary numeral system uses three digits: 0, 1, and 2.
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- French:trio, tripartite, ...
- German:Trio, dreiteilig, ...
- Italian:ternario, tripartito, ...
- Spanish:ternario, triple, ...
- Portuguese:ternário, tripartido, ...
- Chinese:三元组, 三元的, ...
- Japanese:三重奏, 三元, ...
- Arabic:ثلاثي, ثُلَاثِيّ, ...
- Hebrew:שְׁלִישִׁיָּה, תְּלָתִי, ...
- Russian:трио, троичный, ...
- Ukrainian:трійка, трикомпонентний, ...
- Hindi:त्रयी, त्रैतीय, ...
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