US /ˈtɝnɛri/ UK /ˈtɜːnəri/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    composed of or based on three parts; using the number three

    Computers usually use binary, but a few designs used ternary logic.

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Synonyms
1 adj · composed of or based on... threefoldtripletriadictripartite
Opposites
binaryunary
Word family

Etymology

From Latin ternarius ('consisting of three'), from terni ('three each'), from tres ('three').

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