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Trinary vs Ternary - What's the difference?

trinary | ternary | Synonyms |

Ternary is a synonym of trinary.



As adjectives the difference between trinary and ternary

is that trinary is alternative form of ternary while ternary is made up of three things; treble, triadic, triple, triplex.

As nouns the difference between trinary and ternary

is that trinary is a trinary star while ternary is a group of three things; a trio, threesome or tierce.

trinary

English

Adjective

(-)

    • Usage notes

    * The synonymous form (ternary) is much more common.

    Derived terms

    * trinary star

    Noun

    (trinaries)
  • (star) a trinary star

    • 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