Ternary

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ternary \Ter"na*ry\, n.; pl. {Ternaries}.
     A ternion; the number three; three things taken together; a
     triad.
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           Some in ternaries, some in pairs, and some single.


                                                    --Holder.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ternary
       adj : 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" [syn: {treble}, {triple},
              {triplex}]
       n : the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
           [syn: {three}, {3}, {III}, {trio}, {threesome}, {tierce},
            {leash}, {troika}, {triad}, {trine}, {trinity}, {ternion},
            {triplet}, {tercet}, {terzetto}, {trey}, {deuce-ace}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  52 Moby Thesaurus words for "ternary":
     clover, deuce-ace, leash, set of three, shamrock, tercet, tern,
     ternal, ternate, ternion, terzetto, three, three-ply, threefold,
     threesome, tierce, treble, trefoil, trey, triad, trialogue,
     triangle, tricorn, trident, triennium, trihedron, trilogic,
     trilogy, trimester, trinal, trine, trinity, trinomial, trio,
     triphthong, triple, triple crown, triple threat, triplet, triplex,
     triplicate, triplopy, tripod, triptych, trireme, triseme,
     triskelion, trisul, triumvirate, triunity, trivet, troika
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  ternary
       
           A description of an {operator} taking three
          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)