trinary

trinary — adjective

  • trinarypositive
  • more trinarycomparative
  • most trinarysuperlative

1. relating to a system, structure, or design that has three parts, uses three comp

1.形容詞C1
釋義

relating to a system, structure, or design that has three parts, uses three components, or is based on the number three — for example, a trinary classification that sorts items into three groups.

例句

Dr. Amara Osei used a trinary system to sort mineral samples by age, size, and weight.

trinary system + sort [nouns] by [properties]

In her computing class, Yuna learned that trinary logic uses three values: true, false, and unknown.

trinary logic uses three values: true, false, unknown

同義詞
  • ternary

    the dominant synonym in technical contexts, interchangeable with 'trinary' but far more common

  • triple

    less technical, used in everyday language; can also function as a verb and noun

  • tripartite

    formal register, used mostly for agreements or organisations with three distinct parties

反義詞
  • binary

    describes a two-part system, the most common opposite in computing contexts

  • single

    describes one part, the opposite in a general sense of number

文法句型

trinary + noun

用法筆記

Almost always used before a noun (attributive position). Far less common than the synonym 'ternary' in most technical writing.

常見錯誤

❌The recipe asks for a trinary of spices.
✅The recipe asks for a trinary blend of spices.
💡As an adjective, 'trinary' must modify a noun; it cannot stand alone as a noun phrase.

trinary — noun