N-ary code

{{DISPLAYTITLE:''n''-ary code}} {{inline|date=February 2026}} In telecommunications, an '''''n''-ary code''' is a code that has ''n'' significant conditions, where ''n'' is a positive integer greater than 1. The integer substituted for ''n'' indicates the specific number of significant conditions, ''i.e.'', quantization states, in the code. For example, an 8-ary code has eight significant conditions and can convey three bits per code symbol. A prefix that indicates an integer, ''e.g.'', "bin", "tern," or "quatern", may be used in lieu of a numeral, to produce "binary", "ternary", or "quaternary" (2, 3, and 4 states respectively).

== See also == * Arity

==References== {{reflist}} * Federal Standard 1037C * MIL-STD-188

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