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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTernary
/ˈtɜː.nər.i/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Composed of three items, parts, or elements; arranged in threes.
"The agreement was established as a ternary partnership between the three neighboring nations."
- 1
A series or group of three things; a triad.
"In computer science, a ternary operator evaluates three operands."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'ternarius' (consisting of three, triple), from 'terni' (three each), stemming from the root 'tres' (three). It entered English in the 16th century, initially used in mathematics and astronomy to denote groups or arrangements of three.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ternary" is said worldwide
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ternaire
Transliteration: tɛʁ.nɛʁ
"Le système ternaire utilise trois chiffres."
ternär
Transliteration: tɛʁˈnɛːɐ̯
"Die Operation verwendet eine ternäre Logik."
ternario
Transliteration: terˈnaːrjo
"Questo è un codice ternario."
ternario
Transliteration: teɾˈnaɾjo
"La estructura tiene un enfoque ternario."
ternário
Transliteration: teɾˈnaɾju
"O operador ternário é muito útil na programação."
त्रिपक्षीय
Transliteration: tripakshiya
"यह एक त्रिपक्षीय समझौता है।"
三元的
Transliteration: sān yuán de
"这是一个三元运算符。"
삼진법의
Transliteration: samjinbeop-ui
"이것은 삼진 연산자입니다."
三項の
Transliteration: sankou no
"これは三項演算子を使用します。"
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