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ternary

[ tur-nuh-ree ]

adjective

  1. consisting of or involving three; threefold; triple.
  2. third in order or rank.
  3. based on the number three.
  4. Chemistry.
    1. consisting of three different elements or groups.
    2. (formerly) consisting of three atoms.
  5. Mathematics. having three variables.
  6. Metallurgy. (of an alloy) having three principal constituents.


noun

plural ternaries.
  1. a group of three.

ternary

/ ˈ³Ùɜ˲ÔÉ™°ùɪ /

adjective

  1. consisting of three or groups of three
  2. maths
    1. (of a number system) to the base three
    2. involving or containing three variables
  3. (of an alloy, mixture, or chemical compound) having three different components or composed of three different elements
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a group of three
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ternary1

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin ³Ù±ð°ù²ÔÄå°ù¾±³Ü²õ made up of three. See tern 2, -ary
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ternary1

C14: from Latin ³Ù±ð°ù²ÔÄå°ù¾±³Ü²õ, from ³Ù±ð°ù²ÔÄ« three each
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For complex ternary perovskite hydrides, achieving this is difficult, and very few research groups have attempted it.

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The simulations involved investigating the potential for ion exchange reactions between ternary wurtzite-type oxides and halides/nitrates.

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The scientists included the effects of multiple cations in their model by developing 'learnable' SOAPs and predicted the IPs and EAs of ternary oxides using transfer learning.

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Songs in which the first section returns again at the end are known as ternary, three-part or ABA.

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First are “ternary†societies divided into functional classes — clergy, nobility and everyone else.

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