English Dictionary

ternary

/ˈtɜː.nə.ɹi/

adj

Made up of three things; treble, triadic, triple, triplex. / Arranged in groups of three. / (arithmetic) To the base three. / (arithmetic) Having three variables.

The ternary code is used in computer programming to represent data.

意味（1）

Made up of three things; treble, triadic, triple, triplex.

意味（2）

Arranged in groups of three.

意味（3）

(arithmetic) To the base three.

Perhaps the prettiest number system of all is the balanced ternary notation

意味（4）

(arithmetic) Having three variables.

意味（5）

(chemistry) 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.

Sodic hydroxide, NaOH, is a ternary compound.