base 3 | ternary (base 3) | base 3 | ternary (base 3) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | = 1 | 102 | = 102 |
2 | = 2 | 110 | = 110 |
10 | = 10 | 111 | = 111 |
11 | = 11 | 112 | = 112 |
12 | = 12 | 120 | = 120 |
20 | = 20 | 121 | = 121 |
21 | = 21 | 122 | = 122 |
22 | = 22 | 200 | = 200 |
100 | = 100 | 201 | = 201 |
101 | = 101 | 202 | = 202 |
The ternary numeral system (also called base-3) has three as its base. Analogous to a bit, a ternary digit is a trit (trinary digit). One trit is equivalent to log23 (about 1.58496) bits of information.
ternary (base 3) | base 3 | ternary (base 3) | base 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ≈ 1 | 102 | ≈ 102 |
2 | ≈ 2 | 110 | ≈ 110 |
10 | ≈ 10 | 111 | ≈ 111 |
11 | ≈ 11 | 112 | ≈ 112 |
12 | ≈ 12 | 120 | ≈ 120 |
20 | ≈ 20 | 121 | ≈ 121 |
21 | ≈ 21 | 122 | ≈ 122 |
22 | ≈ 22 | 200 | ≈ 200 |
100 | ≈ 100 | 201 | ≈ 201 |
101 | ≈ 101 | 202 | ≈ 202 |
base 3 | ternary (base 3) |
---|---|
1 | = 1 |
2 | = 2 |
10 | = 10 |
11 | = 11 |
12 | = 12 |
20 | = 20 |
21 | = 21 |
22 | = 22 |
100 | = 100 |
101 | = 101 |