ternary

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin ternārius (“consisting of three things”), from ternī (“three each”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɜː.nə.ɹi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɝ.nə.ɹi/ Homophone: ternery === Adjective === ternary (not comparable) Made up of three things. Synonyms: treble, triadic, triple, triplex, tern, trinary, trine; see also Thesaurus:triple Arranged in groups of three. (arithmetic) To the base three. Synonym: trinary (arithmetic) Having three variables. (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. (programming) Of an operator taking three operands. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== singular, unary (1) primary (1st) binary (2) secondary (2nd) trinary (3) tertiary (3rd) quaternary (4) quartary (4th) tetranary (4) quinary (5) quintary (5) senary (6) septenary (7) octonary (8) novenary (9) nonary (9th) denary (10) duodenary (12) vigenary (20) centenary (100) === Noun === ternary (plural ternaries) A group of three things; a trio, threesome or tierce. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:trio (obsolete) The Holy Trinity. 1570, John Dee, in H. Billingsley (trans.) Euclid, Elements of Geometry, Preface: And albeit these thynges be waighty and truthes of great importance, yet (by the infinite goodnes of the Almighty Ternarie,) Artificiall Methods and easy wayes are made, by which the zelous Philosopher, may wyn nere this Riuerish Ida, this Mountayne of Contemplation […] . === Anagrams === Trenary