Literary notes about ternary (AI summary)
In literature, “ternary” functions as a multifaceted term that unites technical precision with broader cultural symbolism. Authors use it to denote structures or groupings of three, as seen in descriptions of musical forms and poetic compositions ([1], [2], [3]), while it also serves to categorize natural and chemical phenomena by their threefold elements ([4], [5], [6]). Moreover, the term often conveys philosophical or allegorical notions—linking ideas of unity, paradox, and even divinity ([7], [8], [9])—thus enriching its usage within both analytical and imaginative texts.
- This movement may be regarded as either in Rondo form or in Ternary form.
— from Beethoven by Romain Rolland - The theme is short, in simple ternary form, the opening sentence of four bars being repeated after the middle period of eight bars.
— from Nicolo Paganini: His Life and Work by Stephen S. (Stephen Samuel) Stratton - The prevailing rhythm is ternary; and yet Mozart has so varied the pace of the movements that there is no feeling of monotony on this account.
— from Famous Composers and Their Works, Vol. 2 - The fifth order consists of trees having large leaves, muscariform spadices, and perfect fruits, nuts, plums, and berries, ternary and one-seeded.
— from Elements of Physiophilosophy by Lorenz Oken - A salt of a ternary acid is named in accordance with the acid from which it is derived.
— from An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson - Plants having a ligneous stalk, free and many-ribbed leaves, ramified inflorescence and ternary fleshy fruits, are the Palmaceæ .
— from Elements of Physiophilosophy by Lorenz Oken - Dr. Charleton, Ternary of Paradoxes, London, 1650.
— from Notes and Queries, Number 191, June 25, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various - The Ternary is the first of the odd numbers, as the triangle is the first of the geometrical figures.
— from The Secret Doctrine, Vol. 2 of 4 by H. P. (Helena Petrovna) Blavatsky - And on this account it was anciently established that God should be praised as a ternary.
— from The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea. Vol. II by Gomes Eannes de Zurara
