Ternary - Definition

ternary

adj 1: 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: ternary,
treble, triple, triplex]
n 1: 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, ternary,
ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-
ace]

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