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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ternary  \Ter"na*ry\,  n.;  pl  {Ternaries}. 
  A  ternion;  the  number  three  three  things  taken  together;  a 
  triad. 
 
  Some  in  ternaries,  some  in  pairs,  and  some  single. 
  --Holder. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  ternary 
  adj  :  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:  {treble},  {triple}, 
  {triplex}] 
  n  :  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},  {ternion}, 
  {triplet},  {tercet},  {terzetto},  {trey},  {deuce-ace}] 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  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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