What practical use/benefit does a ternary 'bit' based computer have?

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Published on 2010-04-16T11:26:38Z Indexed on 2010/04/16 11:33 UTC
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Quantum computing with qbits and so on is one thing, but what exactly do we stand to gain from a CPU which works on a ternary basis, where each 'bit' is ether yes/no/maybe (or true/false/filenotfound)?

Is it simply an academic exercise or could it change processor design?

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