ternary
pronunciation
How to pronounce ternary in British English:
UK ['tɜ:nərɪ]
How to pronounce ternary in American English:
US ['tɜnərɪ]
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- Noun:
- the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
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- Adjective:
- having three units or components or elements
Word Origin
- ternary (adj.)
- "threefold," early 15c., from Late Latin ternarius "consisting of three," from terni "three by three," from ter "thrice," which is related to tres "three" (see three).
Example
- 1. The team 's solution was to translate the binary computer information into ternary ( a system that uses three numerals : 0 , 1 and 2 ) and then encode that information into the dna .