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ternary

1. Maths

a. (of a number system) to the base three

b. involving or containing three variables

2. (of an alloy, mixture, or chemical compound) having three different components or composed of three different elements

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ternary [′tər·nə·rē]

(science and technology)

Consisting of three, as in a three-phase (that is, ternary) liquid system.

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(programming)

ternary - A description of an operator taking three arguments. The only common example is C's ?: operator which is used in the form "CONDITION ? EXP1 : EXP2" and returns EXP1 if CONDITION is true else EXP2. Haskell has a similar "if CONDITION then EXP1 else EXP2" operator. See also unary, binary.