1. plural of ternary; sets or groups of three things
Usage: mathematics; formal
2. number systems or mathematical structures based on three
Usage: mathematics; computing

Examples

• The mathematician studied several ternaries in her research on group theory.
• Computer scientists sometimes work with ternaries instead of binary systems.
• The data was organized into ternaries for easier analysis.
• Each of the ternaries contained exactly three elements.
• The algorithm processes ternaries more efficiently than larger sets.
• Students learned about ternaries in their discrete mathematics course.