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ˈcross-diˈvision
[cross- 9.]
The division of any group according to more than one principle of division at the same time, so that the species cut across one another and produce confusion; an instance of such an intersecting division.
1828Whately Rhet. in Encycl. Metrop. 246/1 Arguments are divided according to several different principles..And these cross-divisions have proved a source of endless perplexity to the Logical and Rhetorical student. 1887Fowler Deduct. Logic 60 A division..of men into Frenchmen, Asiatics, the unproductive classes, and barbarians, would be a cross-division. |