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Binomial vs Ternary - What's the difference?

binomial | ternary |

As adjectives the difference between binomial and ternary

is that binomial is consisting of two terms, or parts while ternary is made up of three things; treble, triadic, triple, triplex.

As nouns the difference between binomial and ternary

is that binomial is (algebra) a polynomial with two terms while ternary is a group of three things; a trio, threesome or tierce.

binomial

English

(Binominal nomenclature)

Adjective

(head)
  • Consisting of two terms, or parts.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (algebra) A polynomial with two terms.
  • (algebra) A quantity expressed as the sum or difference of two terms.
  • (biology, taxonomy) A scientific name at the rank of species, with two terms: a generic name and a specific name.

    • Usage notes

    * Some people deprecate use of binomial'' and advocate use only of ''binomin al in taxonomy. See species name for typesetting usage and example.

    Synonyms

    * (sense) binomen, binomial name, binominal, binominal name, species name

    Derived terms

    * binomial coefficient * binomial distribution * binomial nomenclature * binomial theorem

    See also

    * binominal * monomial * trinomial * quadrinomial

    Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -al ----

    ternary

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Made up of three things; treble, triadic, triple, triplex
  • Arranged in groups of three
  • (mathematics) To the base three
  • * Donald Knuth, The Art of Computer Programming
    • Perhaps the prettiest number system of all is the balanced ternary notation.
  • (mathematics) Having three variables
  • (chemistry) Containing, or consisting of, three different parts, as elements, atoms, groups, or radicals, which are regarded as having different functions or relations in the molecule.
    • Sodic hydroxide, NaOH, is a ternary compound.

    Synonyms

    * trinary

    Derived terms

    * ternary alloy * ternary code * ternary complex * ternary compound * ternary computer * ternary diagram * ternary expansion * ternary form * ternary Golay code * ternary Golay conjecture * ternary incremental representation * ternary logic * ternary name * ternary notation * ternary numeral system * ternary operation * ternary operator * ternary plot * ternary pulse code modulation * ternary quantic * ternary search * ternary search tree * ternary signal * ternary system * ternary tree

    See also

    * unary * binary

    Noun

    (ternaries)
  • A group of three things; a trio, threesome or tierce