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Synonyms treble, triple, triplex


a ternary operation.
Type Words
Synonyms 3, deuce-ace, iii, leash, tercet, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, tierce, trey, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triplet, troika
Type of digit, figure

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They can consist of binary or ternary mixtures of thallium, arsenic and sulfur.
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In this usage, only the fractional part of the number is written in ternary form.
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The boxed region indicates the ternary complex structure solved in this work.
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They designed the Setun, a functional ternary computer, at Moscow State University.
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Tunable multifunctional topological insulators in ternary Heusler compounds.
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Although, dots may also be made from ternary alloys such as cadmium selenide sulfide.
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A six-bar linkage must have two links that support three joints, called ternary links.
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This table collects 202 of the 331 invariants of ternary biquadratic forms.
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Sonata form shares characteristics with both binary form and ternary form.
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More examples
  • Having three units or components or elements; "a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three beats per measure"; "triplex windows"
  • Three: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
  • A group of three things; a trio, threesome or tierce; Made up of three things; treble, triadic, triple, triplex; Arranged in groups of three; To the base three; Having three variables
  • An operator taking three operands. Sometimes pronounced trinary.
  • A semiconductor compound made of three elements (e.g., GaAlAs).
  • A ternary code is one whose alphabet is {0,1,2} (or the Galois field with three elements).
  • Three-way. For example, person properties might be described in terms of a ternary (three-valued) feature such as [1/2/3-Pers], with first person pronouns like we being [1-Pers], second person pronouns like you being [2-Pers], and third person pronouns like they being [3-Pers]. ...
  • Designates a form or structure in music that has three sections, with the first section repeated after the second section (ABA form).
  • The representation of number in powers of 3, this is occasionally used as the basis for a digital system mostly as a "last resource" when you need to build a system that has to be compatible with an older binary based standard but also to offer a higher resolution as with Supermidi, in such " ...