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ternaries

ternaries is the plural of ternary.

Meaning of ternary

Noun

ternary (plural ternaries)

  1. A group of three things; a trio, threesome or tierce.
  2. (obsolete) The Holy Trinity.
    • And albeit these thynges be waighty and truthes of great importance, yet (by the infinite goodnes of the Almighty Ternarie,) Artificiall Methods and easy wayes are made, by which the zelous Philosopher, may wyn nere this Riuerish Ida, this Mountayne of Contemplation […] .1570, John Dee, in H. Billingsley (trans.) Euclid, Elements of Geometry, Preface
  3. The ternary operator.
    • Although this code is technically correct, you should be cautious when using ternaries. Many developers actually don't like using ternaries because it's easy to miss small details or create quirky behaviors.Richie Miller, Computer Programming Bible: 12 In 1

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Questions about ternaries

What is ternaries the plural of?
Ternaries is the plural of ternary.

Words near ternaries in the dictionary

  1. termtime
  2. termtimes
  3. termwise
  4. tern
  5. ternal
  6. ternaries
  7. ternarily
  8. ternarize
  9. ternarized
  10. ternary
  11. ternary alloy

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