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tri·na·ry

(trī′nə-rē)

adj.

Consisting of three parts or proceeding by threes; ternary.

[Late Latin trīnārius, from Latin trīnus, trine; see trine.]

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trinary

(ˈtraɪnərɪ)

adj

1. made up of three parts; ternary

2. going in threes

[C15: from Late Latin trīnārius of three sorts, from Latin trīnī three each, from trēs three]

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tri•na•ry

(ˈtraɪ nə ri)

adj.

consisting of three parts, or proceeding by three; ternary.

[1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin trīnārius of three kinds = Latin trīn(ī) by threes (alter. of ternī, derivative of ter thrice (see ter-) on the model of bīnī by twos) + -ārius -ary]

Trinary

a set of three.

Example: trinary of peers, 1654.

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Fotuhi-Firuzabad, "Optimal switch placement in distribution system using trinary particle swarm optimization algorithm", IEEE Trans.