hat trick vs ternary

hat trick

noun
  • Three incidents or achievements that occur together. 

  • Three achievements in a single game, or similar, such as three consecutive wins. 

  • Striking out three times in one game. 

  • Three wickets taken by a bowler in three consecutive balls. 

  • A means of securing a seat in the House of Commons by placing one's hat upon it. 

  • Three goals scored by one player in a game, in ice hockey usually followed by fans throwing their hats onto the rink. 

  • Any magic trick performed with a hat. 

ternary

noun
  • A group of three things; a trio, threesome or tierce. 

adj
  • Arranged in groups of three. 

  • Having three variables. 

  • To the base three. 

  • Containing, or consisting of, three different parts, as elements, atoms, groups, or radicals, which are regarded as having different functions or relations in the molecule. 

  • Made up of three things. 

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