ternary

Meanings

Plural: ternaries

Noun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
A group of three things; a trio, threesome or tierce.
The Holy Trinity.

Adjective Satellite

having three units or components or elements
- "a ternary operation"

Adj

Made up of three things.
Arranged in groups of three.
To the base three.
Having three variables.
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.
Of an operator taking three operands.

Origin / Etymology

From Late Latin ternārius (“consisting of three things”), from ternī (“three each”).

Synonyms

3, deuce-ace, III, leash, tercet, tern, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threefold, threeness, threesome, tierce, treble, trey, triad, triadic, trinary, trine, trinity, trio, triple, triplet, triplex, troika

Scrabble Score: 10

ternary is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ternary is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 10

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