what does ternary mean?
TERNARY as NOUN
- Meaning
- the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
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Hypernyms(s) ternary is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
TERNARY as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- having three units or components or elements
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Usage Example(s)
- a ternary operation
- a treble row of red beads
- overcrowding made triple sessions necessary
- triple time has three beats per measure
- triplex windows
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