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trinary

[ trahy-nuh-ree ]

adjective

  1. consisting of three parts, or proceeding by three; ternary.


trinary

/ ˈ³Ù°ù²¹Éª²ÔÉ™°ùɪ /

adjective

  1. made up of three parts; ternary
  2. going in threes
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of trinary1

1425–75; late Middle English trynary < Late Latin ³Ù°ùÄ«²ÔÄå°ù¾±³Ü²õ of three kinds, equivalent to Latin ³Ù°ùÄ«²Ô ( Ä« ) by threes (alteration of ³Ù±ð°ù²ÔÄ« (derivative of ter thrice; ter- ) on the model of ²úÄ«²ÔÄ« by twos; binary ) + -Äå°ù¾±³Ü²õ -ary
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of trinary1

C15: from Late Latin ³Ù°ùÄ«²ÔÄå°ù¾±³Ü²õ of three sorts, from Latin ³Ù°ùÄ«²ÔÄ« three each, from ³Ù°ùŧ²õ three
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It is also rather unique, as a trinary, or a system comprised of three different stars.

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Instead, evidence suggests that turbulence clumps particles together in a cloud, which then gravitationally collapses into a binary or trinary mass.

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From our Earthly perspective, a star may suddenly dim for many reasons: if it is in a binary or trinary system, its companion star may briefly eclipse it from our perspective, temporarily reducing the amount of light reaching us.

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To do so, the team first translated written words or other data into a standard binary code of 0s and 1s, and then converted this to a trinary code of 0s, 1s, and 2s—a step needed to help prevent the introduction of errors.

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Binary stars are well-known, but it seems these trinary systems may also be common The graceful dance between three stars seen by the Kepler telescope has drawn the attention of astronomers because it is not accompanied by a song.

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