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ternary

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1. ternary - Noun

2. ternary - Adjective

3. ternary - Adjective Satellite

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

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.

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

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a ternary operation Source: Internet

a treble row of red beads Source: Internet

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triple time has three beats per measure Source: Internet

triplex windows Source: Internet

A 0.75 ms frame carrying 108 bits of 2B+D data is mapped to 72 ternary symbols. Source: Internet

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