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Computer that uses ternary logic
A ternary computer, also called trinary computer, is one that uses ternary logic (i.e., base 3) instead of the more common binary system (i.e., base 2)
Ternary_computer
Soviet ternary computer
Brusentsov. It was the first modern ternary computer, using the balanced ternary numeral system and three-valued ternary logic instead of the two-valued binary
Setun
Base-3 numeral system
balanced ternary system; comprising the digits −1, 0 and +1, used in comparison logic and ternary computers. Representations of integer numbers in ternary do
Ternary_numeral_system
Numeral system using the values -1, 0 and 1
represent −1. In publications about the Setun computer, −1 is represented as overturned 1: "1". Balanced ternary makes an early appearance in Michael Stifel's
Balanced_ternary
System including an indeterminate value
or xy. Inside a ternary computer, ternary values are represented by ternary signals. This article mainly illustrates a system of ternary propositional logic
Three-valued_logic
Number of digits needed to express a number in a particular base
significant despite the shallow nature of the argument used here. Ternary computer List of numeral systems Brian Hayes (2001). "Third Base". American
Optimal_radix_choice
Topics referred to by the same term
values Ternary computer, a computer using a ternary numeral system Ternary tree, a tree data structure in computer science Ternary search tree, a ternary (three-way)
Ternary
Conditional operator in computer programming
In computer programming, the ternary conditional operator is a conditional expression with three parts: the Boolean condition, the then-expression, and
Ternary_conditional_operator
In telecommunications, a ternary signal is a signal that can assume, at any given instant, one of three states or significant conditions, such as power
Ternary_signal
Mathematical operation that combines three elements to produce another element
elements of A and combines them to form a single element of A. In computer science, a ternary operator is an operator that takes three arguments as input and
Ternary_operation
Unit of quantum information
Pauli matrices Mutually unbiased bases Quantum computing Radix economy Ternary computing This can be compared with the three rotation operator gates for
Qutrit
Socialist Labor title for his work on the project. Setun, an experimental ternary computer, was designed and manufactured in 1959. The Khrushchev Thaw relaxed
History of computing in the Soviet Union
History_of_computing_in_the_Soviet_Union
Computer operating on base-10 numbers
Bi-quinary coded decimal – Numeral encoding scheme Ternary computer – Computer that uses ternary logic UNIVAC 1005 Extended System Programmers Reference
Decimal_computer
Buffer in digital electronics
bus without interference from the tri-state buffer. For example, in a computer system, multiple devices such as the CPU, memory, and peripherals may be
Three-state_logic
of mainframes and mini-computers Minsk (Минск) Poisk (Поиск) — IBM PC-XT clone Setun (Сетунь) — unique balanced ternary computer. Strela (Стрела) Ural
List of Soviet computer systems
List_of_Soviet_computer_systems
TERNAC is an emulation written in FORTRAN of a ternary computer on another binary machine, a Burroughs B1700. It was implemented in 1973 at State University
Ternac
Tree in which each node has at most three children
In computer science, a ternary tree is a tree data structure in which each node has at most three child nodes, usually distinguished as "left", “mid”
Ternary_tree
Relation of degree three
mathematics, a ternary relation or triadic relation is a finitary relation in which the number of places in the relation is three. Ternary relations may
Ternary_relation
Setun-70 was an experimental Soviet ternary computer developed at Moscow State University (MSU) between 1967 and 1970 by Nikolay Brusentsov and Yevgeny
Setun-70
Russian computer scientist (1925–2014)
Ukrainian SSR – 4 December 2014) was a computer scientist, most famous for having built a (balanced) ternary computer, Setun, together with Sergei Sobolev
Nikolay_Brusentsov
Type of computer memory
Zhuo, "Ferroelectric Ternary Content Addressable Memories for Energy-Efficient Associative Search", IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated
Content-addressable_memory
Nikolay Brusentsov, inventor of ternary computer (Setun) 5- Mikhail Donskoy, a leading developer of Kaissa, the first computer chess champion 6- Victor Glushkov
List_of_Russian_scientists
Computing by new or unusual methods
Ternary computers use trits, or ternary digits, which can be defined in several ways, including unbalanced ternary, fractional unbalanced ternary, balanced
Unconventional_computing
Conjecture about prime numbers, proof under review
Goldbach's weak conjecture, also known as the odd Goldbach conjecture, the ternary Goldbach problem, or the 3-primes problem, is the proposition that every
Goldbach's_weak_conjecture
Symbols used to write numbers
22 July 2020. "Development of ternary computers at Moscow State University. Russian Virtual Computer Museum". www.computer-museum.ru. Retrieved 22 July
Numerical_digit
Germany – Taximeter Nikolay Brusentsov (1925–2014), USSR, Russia – ternary computer (Setun) Dudley Allen Buck (1927–1959), U.S. – Cryotron, content-addressable
List_of_inventors
Bitwise ternary logic (3-way boolean function)
Bitwise ternary logic instructions can logically implement all possible bitwise operations between three inputs (256 permutations). They take three registers
Bitwise ternary logic instruction
Bitwise_ternary_logic_instruction
Basic unit of quantum information
systems. This is analogous to the unit of classical information trit of ternary computers. Besides the advantage associated with the enlarged computational
Qubit
Type of computer
RTX2000, the RTX2010, the F21 and the PSC1000 The Setun ternary computer performed balanced ternary using a stack. Patriot Scientific's Ignite stack machine
Stack_machine
Data structure
In computer science, a ternary search tree is a type of trie (sometimes called a prefix tree) where nodes are arranged in a manner similar to a binary
Ternary_search_tree
Electronic circuit with two stable states
Alexander, W. (Feb 1964). "The ternary computer". Electronics and Power. 10 (2). IET: 36–39. doi:10.1049/ep.1964.0037. "Ternary "flip-flap-flop"". Archived
Flip-flop_(electronics)
Universal History of Numbers: From prehistory to the invention of the computer, Georges Ifrah, ISBN 0-471-39340-1, John Wiley and Sons Inc., New York
List_of_numeral_systems
Algorithm for finding the extrema of a unimodal function
A ternary search algorithm is a technique in computer science for finding the minimum or maximum of a unimodal function. Assume we are looking for a maximum
Ternary_search
Nikolay Brusentsov, inventor of ternary computer (Setun) Mikhail Donskoy, leading developer of Kaissa, the first computer chess champion Victor Glushkov
List_of_Russian_people
Control flow statement that branches according to a Boolean expression
In computer programming, a conditional statement directs program control flow based on the value of a condition; a Boolean expression. A conditional expression
Conditional (computer programming)
Conditional_(computer_programming)
Number of arguments required by a function
separately. The computer programming language C and its various descendants (including C++, C#, Java, Julia, Perl, and others) provide the ternary conditional
Arity
Central computer component that executes instructions
processor, is the primary processor in a given computer. Its electronic circuitry executes instructions of a computer program, such as arithmetic, logic, controlling
Central_processing_unit
Basic programming language construct
as the ternary operator ?: in C, written as a ? b : c – indeed, since this is the only common example, it is often referred to as the ternary operator
Operator (computer programming)
Operator_(computer_programming)
Unit of measure for digital data
Maslov, S. P.; Ramil Alvarez, J.; Zhogolev, E. A. "Development of ternary computers at Moscow State University". Retrieved 2010-01-20. US 4319227, Malinowski
Units_of_information
Sobolev spaces and mathematical distributions, co-developer of the first ternary computer Setun Vladimir Steklov, mathematician and physicist, founder of Steklov
List of Russian mathematicians
List_of_Russian_mathematicians
Russian mathematician (1908-1989)
project. In 1958, he led with Nikolay Brusentsov the development of the ternary computer Setun. In 1956, Sobolev joined a number of scientists in proposing
Sergei_Sobolev
Unique algebraic expression given by Srinivasa Ramanujan
In number theory, a branch of mathematics, Ramanujan's ternary quadratic form is the algebraic expression x2 + y2 + 10z2 with integral values for x, y
Ramanujan's ternary quadratic form
Ramanujan's_ternary_quadratic_form
Base memory unit handled by a computer
used for some historical digital hardware Many early computers were decimal, and a few were ternary The UNIVAC 1005 addresses core using 5-bit Gray codes
Word_(computer_architecture)
of the first universally programmable computers in continental Europe in 1950, MESM. The first ternary computer Setun was developed by Nikolay Brusentsov
Science and technology in Russia
Science_and_technology_in_Russia
Hypothetical computer by Donald Knuth
Programmers from another planet might choose to think of MIX as a ternary computer." Bytes are grouped into words of five bytes plus a sign. Most programs
MIX_(abstract_machine)
Finite states of a digital signal
only work with a 5 V power supply. Though rare, ternary computers evaluate base 3 three-valued or ternary logic using 3 voltage levels. In three-state logic
Logic_level
Sputnik 2 1957 Raketa hydrofoil by Rostislav Alexeyev 1958 Modern ternary computer Setun, by Nikolay Brusentsov 1959 Nuclear icebreaker A nuclear-powered
Timeline of Russian innovation
Timeline_of_Russian_innovation
American computer scientist
for Balanced Trees. 19th Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, 1980. Ternary Search Trees. Dr. Dobbs Journal, March, 1998. Pairing Heaps:
Robert Sedgewick (computer scientist)
Robert_Sedgewick_(computer_scientist)
Society. 104 (9): 547. doi:10.1149/1.2428650. "Computer Pioneers – Christopher Strachey". IEEE Computer Society. Archived from the original on 2019-05-15
Timeline of computing 1950–1979
Timeline_of_computing_1950–1979
морского судоходства России[permanent dead link] (in Russian) Russian Virtual Computer Museum – Hall of Fame – Nikolay Petrovich Brusentsov. Retrieved 2010-01-25
List_of_Russian_inventors
natural logarithm. Mathematics: the number system understood by ternary computers, the ternary system, uses 3 digits: 0, 1, and 2. Religion: Three persons
Orders_of_magnitude_(numbers)
Finger-counting system
the fingers to represent more than two states (0 and 1); for instance, a ternary numeral system (base 3) could be used by having a fully raised finger represent
Finger_binary
Unit of information
bit) Shannon (unit) – Unit of information Trit – Ternary numeral system – Base-3 numeral system (ternary digit) Mackenzie, Charles E. (1980). Coded Character
Bit
Generalized balanced ternary is a generalization of the balanced ternary numeral system to represent points in a higher-dimensional space. It was first
Generalized_balanced_ternary
Branch of physics and electrical engineering
the levels as 0 or 1 is arbitrary. Ternary (with three states) logic has been studied, and some prototype computers made, but have not gained any significant
Electronics
Binary operator in computer programming
inspired by the ternary conditional operator, ? :, since the Elvis operator expression A ?: B is approximately equivalent to the ternary conditional expression
Elvis_operator
Müller noted simplexity in the structure of ternary compounds: "By dealing with approximately ten ternary structural groupings we can cover the most important
Simplexity
1998 esoteric programming language
every twelve addresses (the individual ternary digits will repeat every three or four addresses, so a group of ternary digits is guaranteed to repeat every
Malbolge
Natural number
Classification. 11A25, 11Y70, 11Y16. Helfgott, Harald Andres (2014). "The ternary Goldbach problem" (PDF). In Jang, Sun Young (ed.). Seoul International
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Graphic procedure in the geochemical interpretation of water-analyses
water sample or samples. The cations and anions are shown by separate ternary plots. The apexes of the cation plot are calcium, magnesium and sodium
Piper_diagram
Computer software bug occurring in 2038
Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2025. Ternary (10 December 2015). "The iPhone Apocalypse: January 19, 2038". MacRumors
Year_2038_problem
{\displaystyle \epsilon ,0,1,01,10,010} , and 101 {\displaystyle 101} . Over a ternary alphabet { 0 , 1 , 2 } {\displaystyle \{0,1,2\}} , there are infinitely
Square-free_word
Data organization and storage formats
tree B-tree Judy array Trie X-fast trie Y-fast trie Merkle tree Ternary search tree Ternary tree K-ary tree And–or tree (a,b)-tree Link/cut tree SPQR-tree
List_of_data_structures
alpha-beta (α-β) search algorithm Nikolay Brusentsov, inventor of ternary computer (Setun) Andrei Chernov, one of the founders of the Russian Internet
List_of_Russian_IT_developers
Data structure in tree form sorted for fast lookup
Searching a ternary search tree involves passing in a string to test whether any path contains it. The time complexity for searching a balanced ternary search
Search_tree
Natural number
Alfred, Randy (9 September 2011). "Sept. 9, 1999: 9/9/99 No Big Deal for Computers". Wired. Wired. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 19
9999_(number)
Property that assigns truth values to k-tuples of individuals
output. All three of the domains of a homogeneous ternary relation are the same set. Consider the ternary relation R "x thinks that y likes z" over the set
Finitary_relation
Mathematical sequence involving arithmetic progressions
consists of those numbers whose ternary representations have only the digits 0 and 1. That is, when written in ternary, they look like binary numbers.
Stanley_sequence
Majorcan writer and philosopher (c. 1232 – 1316)
is sometimes called the Quaternary Phase (1274–1290) and the second the Ternary Phase (1290–1308). This terminology was coined by Anthony Bonner. The two
Ramon_Llull
Process of repeating items in a self-similar way
factorials, functions (e.g., recurrence relations), sets (e.g., Cantor ternary set), and fractals. There are various more tongue-in-cheek definitions
Recursion
Unit of information in a quantum computer
that can be used to approximate any unitary transformation on a quantum computer to an arbitrary degree of accuracy) a set of gates must include a finite
Qudit
Base-16 numeric representation
a Latinate term intended to convey "grouped by 16" modelled on binary, ternary, quaternary, etc. According to Knuth's argument, the correct terms for
Hexadecimal
Algebraic manipulation of "true" and "false"
a third region called the mask. Modern video cards offer all 223 = 256 ternary operations for this purpose, with the choice of operation being a one-byte
Boolean_algebra
Mathematical operation with two operands
operation f {\displaystyle f} on a set S {\displaystyle S} may be viewed as a ternary relation on S {\displaystyle S} , that is, the set of triples ( a , b
Binary_operation
Natural number
Roman numeral C, c Roman numeral (unicode) Ⅽ, ⅽ, Ｃ, ｃ Binary 11001002 Ternary 102013 Senary 2446 Octal 1448 Duodecimal 8412 Hexadecimal 6416 Greek numeral
100
Ionizing radiation particle of two protons and two neutrons
air, or by the skin). However, so-called long-range alpha particles from ternary fission are three times as energetic and penetrate three times as far.
Alpha_particle
Object of a mathematical operation, quantity on which an operation is performed
classified as nullary (no operands), unary (1 operand), binary (2 operands), ternary (3 operands). Higher arities are less frequently denominated through a
Operand
Euclidean geometry without distance and angles
concept of a ternary ring was developed by Marshall Hall. In this approach affine planes are constructed from ordered pairs taken from a ternary ring. A plane
Affine_geometry
Prefix derived from numerals or other numbers
10th month) binary, ternary, octal, decimal, hexadecimal (numbers expressed in base 2, base 3, base 8, base 10, base 16) Unary, binary, ternary, quaternary,
Numeral_prefix
in 20 moves. 2012 – Showing that Sudoku needs at least 17 clues. 2013 – Ternary Goldbach conjecture: Every odd number greater than 5 can be expressed as
List of long mathematical proofs
List_of_long_mathematical_proofs
Boolean function
computed by AC0 circuits of subexponential size. For any x, y, and z, the ternary median operator ⟨x, y, z⟩ satisfies the following equations. ⟨x, y, y⟩
Majority_function
Natural number
9.7). Waterloo, CA: University of Waterloo David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science: 1–14. arXiv:1209.2007. MR 3005530. Zbl 1285.11001. Archived from
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Digital logic circuit
Varshavsky, B. Ovsievich, "Networks composed of ternary majority elements", IEEE Transactions on Electronic Computers, vol. EC-14, no. 5, pp. 730–733, 1965. Workcraft
C-element
Type of rechargeable battery
Raistrick, I.D.; Huggins, R.A. (1980). "Thermodynamic investigations of ternary lithium-transition metal-oxygen cathode materials". Materials Research
Lithium-ion_battery
In mathematics, a median algebra is a set with a ternary operation ⟨ x , y , z ⟩ {\displaystyle \langle x,y,z\rangle } satisfying a set of axioms which
Median_algebra
Pictorial representation of a facial expression
operator <> (for type hinting) and the Elvis operator ?: (a shortened ternary operator). Usually, emoticons in Western style have the eyes on the left
Emoticon
Programming language for experimentation or art
and INTERCAL variant TriINTERCAL replace bits altogether with a base 3 ternary system. Esoteric languages also showcase unique ways of representing program
Esoteric_programming_language
Natural number
Universal History of Numbers: From Prehistory to the Invention of the Computer transl. David Bellos et al. London: The Harvill Press (1998): 393, Fig
3
Natural number
applied to all numbers from 64 to 69). In computing, 69 equates to 2120 in ternary (base-3); 153 in senary (base-6); and 59 in duodecimal (base-12). Visually
69_(number)
Quantum computing algorithm
Prakash, Shiroman (September 2020). "Magic state distillation with the ternary Golay code". Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical
Magic_state_distillation
Priority queue data structure
nodes have d children instead of 2. Thus, a binary heap is a 2-heap, and a ternary heap is a 3-heap. According to Tarjan and Jensen et al., d-ary heaps were
D-ary_heap
Natural number
Sequences. OEIS Foundation. Retrieved 2022-12-15. "How computers see the world - Binary - KS3 Computer Science Revision". BBC Bitesize. Retrieved 2024-06-05
2
Function in logic
nullary operators (constants), 4 unary operators, 16 binary operators, 256 ternary operators, and 2 2 n {\displaystyle 2^{2^{n}}} n-ary operators. In three-valued
Truth_function
When a finite set S of relations yields polynomial-time or NP-complete problems
operation 0; the binary AND operation ∧; the binary OR operation ∨; the ternary majority operation Majority ( x , y , z ) = ( x ∧ y ) ∨ ( x ∧ z ) ∨ (
Schaefer's_dichotomy_theorem
properties than the indirect band gap of silicon; it can be alloyed to ternary and quaternary compositions, with adjustable band gap width, allowing light
List of semiconductor materials
List_of_semiconductor_materials
Part of a computer program where a given name binding is valid
In computer programming, the scope of a name binding (an association of a name to an entity, such as a variable) is the part of a program in which the
Scope_(computer_programming)
languages are used for controlling the behavior of a machine (often a computer). Like natural languages, programming languages follow rules for syntax
Comparison of programming languages
Comparison_of_programming_languages
is represented as a ternary system, "NO U" would be represented as "1110|10|00|1110|1110|1110|00|00|00|10|10|1110". List of computer character sets Alan
List_of_binary_codes
Sorting algorithm using the heap data structure
right, and unknown) uses less than n log2n + 1.1n compares. Ternary heapsort uses a ternary heap instead of a binary heap; that is, each element in the
Heapsort
Natural number
in handwriting in the Western world but which is almost never used in computer fonts. This horizontal stroke is, however, important to distinguish the
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Boy/Male
French
From the alder grove.
Girl/Female
Australian, French, German, Italian
Feminine of Bernard
Boy/Male
African, American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Indian, Irish, Latin, Polish, Swiss
Brave as a Bear; Bear; Courageous; Strong; Bear-brave
Girl/Female
American, Christian, French, Indian
Feminine for Bernard
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, English, French, German, Greek, Irish, Jamaican, Latin
Harvester; Abbreviation of Teresa; Ruler of the People; Power of the Tribe; Theresa; One who Aids or Assists; Form of Terence; Tender; Gracious; Good
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Irish, Jamaican, Latin, Teutonic
Smooth; Ruler of the People; One who Aids or Assists; Polished; First of the People; King of Nations
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Terrie, TERRY means "harvester." Compare with masculine Terry.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Feminine for Bernard
Boy/Male
German
Bear; Courageous
Boy/Male
German American Norse English Latin Teutonic
Ruler of the people.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : from the common Norman personal name, T(h)erry (Old French Thierri), composed of the unattested Germanic element þeudo- ‘people’, ‘race’ + rÄ«c ‘power’. Theodoric was the name of the Ostrogothic leader (c. 454–526) who invaded Italy in 488 and established his capital at Ravenna in 493. His name was often taken as a derivative of Greek TheodÅros (see Theodore). There was an Anglo-Norman family of this name in County Cork.Irish : Anglicized (‘translated’) form of Gaelic Mac Toirdhealbhaigh (see Turley).Southern French : occupational name for a potter, from Occitan terrin ‘earthenware vase’ (a diminutive of terre ‘earth’, Latin terra).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bernard.
Male
French
 Norman French form of Old High German Bernhard, BERNARD means "bold as a bear." Compare with another form of Bernard.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, Dutch, Polish, Czech, and Slovenian
English, French, Dutch, Polish, Czech, and Slovenian : from a Germanic personal name (see Bernhard). The popularity of the personal name was greatly increased by virtue of its having been borne by St. Bernard of Clairvaux (c.1090–1153), founder and abbot of the Cistercian monastery at Clairvaux.Americanized form of German Bernhard or any of the other cognates in European languages; for forms see Hanks and Hodges 1988.The first bearer of the name in Canada was from the Lorraine region of France. He is documented in Quebec city in 1666 as Jean Bernard. He and some of his descendants bore the secondary surnames Anse and Hanse, because his original forename must have been Hans (the German equivalent of French Jean, English John). Another bearer, from La Rochelle, is documented in Quebec city in 1676; and a third, from the Poitou region of France, was also documented in Quebec city, in 1713, with the secondary surname Léveillé. Other documented secondary names are Jolicoeur, Larivière, and Lajoie.
Male
English
 English form of Anglo-Saxon Beornheard, BERNARD means "bold as a bear." Compare with another form of Bernard.
Male
English
Compare with feminine Terry. English form of Norman French Thierri, TERRY means "first of the people; king of nations." Pet form of English Terence, possibly meaning "rub, turn, twist."Â
Male
English
Stern Bear
Girl/Female
Greek American English
Reap; from Therasia.
Boy/Male
English American German
Strong as a bear. See also Bjorn.
Boy/Male
Celtic
Regal.
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Boy/Male
Arabic, Indian, Muslim
To Increase; Grow; Enhance
Male
Egyptian
, the deity of the soul of the sun.
Biblical
money; covetousness
Girl/Female
Indian, Modern, Tamil
God
Boy/Male
English
A bird.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (American)
Jewish (American) : English translation of Ashkenazic Neufeld.English : habitational name from any of many places named Newfield, especially in northern England and Scotland.
Boy/Male
Sikh
Essence of Love, Favour, Fortune of gods Love (1)
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Sapphire Warrior
Male
English
English pet form of Norman French Alvin, ALVIE means "elf friend."
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word for the bird, wren, from Old English wrenna, WREN means simply "wren."Â In many other languages, the name of this bird denotes "royalty."
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n.
A ternary compound of oxygen and sulphur.
n.
Work turned on a lathe; turnery.
pl.
of Turbary
n.
A ternary compound of oxygen and chlorine; as, plumbic oxychloride.
a. & n.
Same as Tertiary.
pl.
of Tertiary
n.
A kind of heavy colored fabric, either all silk, or silk and worsted, or silk and cotton, often called terry velvet, used for upholstery and trimmings.
a.
Containing ten; tenfold; proceeding by tens; as, the denary, or decimal, scale.
a.
Earlier than Tertiary.
a.
Having the parts arranged by threes; as, ternate branches, leaves, or flowers.
n.
A tertiary amine analogous to trimethylamine.
a.
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.
a.
Being of the third formation, order, or rank; third; as, a tertiary use of a word.
a.
Doubly ternate, as when a petiole has three ternate leaflets.
a.
Possessing some quality in the third degree; having been subjected to the substitution of three atoms or radicals; as, a tertiary alcohol, amine, or salt. Cf. Primary, and Secondary.
n.
The Tertiary era, period, or formation.
n.
A ternion; the number three; three things taken together; a triad.
a.
Proceeding by threes; consisting of three; as, the ternary number was anciently esteemed a symbol of perfection, and held in great veneration.
a.
The number three; three things together; a ternary.
pl.
of Ternary