Why binary and not ternary computing?

Question

Isn\'t a three state object immedately capable of holding more information and handling larger values? I know that processors currently use massive nets of XOR gates and th

Answer 1

I think it has more to do with programmability, conditional statements and the efficient use and functionality of transistors than anything else. It might be obvious that a nested IF is true if there is a current through a circuit, but how would a program know what to do if the solution could be achieved by a thousand different routes? It's interesting in regard to AI, where memory and learning are far more important than brute computational power.