Ternary numeral system
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A ternary /ˈtɜːrnəri/ numeral system (also called base 3 or trinary) has three as its base.[1] This means that you can only count with 0, 1, and 2. The first ten numbers (from 0 to 9) in ternary are 00, 01, 02, 10, 11, 12, 20, 21, 22, 100. When all the digits in the number reach 2, you add a 1 in front and change everything else to 0. There is another system with the same name more specifically called the balanced ternary system. This system is called that way because 0 is the middle digit, with the other two digits being -1 and 1. That system is used in comparison logic and ternary computers.
| × | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 100 |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 100 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 101 | 110 | 112 | 121 | 200 |
| 10 | 10 | 20 | 100 | 110 | 120 | 200 | 210 | 220 | 1000 |
| 11 | 11 | 22 | 110 | 121 | 202 | 220 | 1001 | 1012 | 1100 |
| 12 | 12 | 101 | 120 | 202 | 221 | 1010 | 1022 | 1111 | 1200 |
| 20 | 20 | 110 | 200 | 220 | 1010 | 1100 | 1120 | 1210 | 2000 |
| 21 | 21 | 112 | 210 | 1001 | 1022 | 1120 | 1211 | 2002 | 2100 |
| 22 | 22 | 121 | 220 | 1012 | 1111 | 1210 | 2002 | 2101 | 2200 |
| 100 | 100 | 200 | 1000 | 1100 | 1200 | 2000 | 2100 | 2200 | 10000 |
Similar to a bit in binary, a ternary digit is called a trit.
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[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Base 3: Ternary Numbers". expii. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
