Associations to the word «Ternary»

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

TERNARY, adjective. Arranged in groups of three

TERNARY, adjective. (mathematics) To the base three

TERNARY, adjective. (mathematics) Having three variables

TERNARY, adjective. (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.

TERNARY, noun. A group of three things; a trio, threesome or tierce

TERNARY ALLOY, noun. An alloy containing three metals or other elements

TERNARY CODE, noun. Any code whose elements may take one of three values

TERNARY COMPLEX, noun. (chemistry) Any of several forms in which three different molecules are tightly bound together

TERNARY COMPLEXES, noun. Plural of ternary complex

TERNARY COMPOUND, noun. (chemistry) Any compound containing atoms of three different elements

TERNARY COMPUTER, noun. (computing) Any computer that uses ternary logic instead of binary

TERNARY COMPUTERS, noun. Plural of ternary computer

TERNARY FORM, noun. (music) A style of composition in which one contrasting section of music is written between two similar outer sections.

TERNARY LOGIC, noun. A system of mathematical logic in which there are three truth values.

TERNARY NAME, noun. (taxonomy) (zoology) A scientific name at the rank of subspecies: an expansion of a binomial name (a genus and a species) combined with the name of the subspecies; for example Homo sapiens sapiens.

TERNARY OPERATOR, noun. (computing) An operator taking three operands, specifically the operator ?: used in many programming languages to select one of two values depending on a third value.

TERNARY OPERATORS, noun. Plural of ternary operator

TERNARY, noun. The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one.

TERNARY, adjective. Having three units or components or elements; "a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three beats per measure"; "triplex windows".