English Dictionary: ternary | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for ternary | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ternary \Ter"na*ry\, a. [L. ternarius, fr. terni. See {Tern}, a.] 1. Proceeding by threes; consisting of three; as, the ternary number was anciently esteemed a symbol of perfection, and held in great veneration. 2. (Chem.) 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; thus, sodic hydroxide, {NaOH}, is a ternary compound. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ternary \Ter"na*ry\, n.; pl. {Ternaries}. A ternion; the number three; three things taken together; a triad. Some in ternaries, some in pairs, and some single. --Holder. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ternary arguments. The only common example is {C}'s ?: operator which is used in the form "CONDITION ? EXP1 : EXP2" and returns EXP1 if CONDITION is true else EXP2. {Haskell} has a similar "if CONDITION then EXP1 else EXP2" operator. See also {unary}, {binary}. (1998-07-29) |