dichotomicadj.

Brit.

/ˌdʌɪkəˈtɒmɪk/, U.S.

/ˌdaɪkəˈtɑmɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dichotomy n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < dichotomy n. + -ic suffix. Compare French dichotomique (1810 or earlier), German dichotomisch (a1796). Compare earlier dichotomal adj. and dichotomous adj.

Relating to or involving a division into two sharply defined parts or distinct categories; = dichotomous adj. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > [adjective] > division into two categories

dichotomizing1606

dichotomous1752

dichotomic1825

dichotomistic1847

1825 Encycl. Londinensis XX. 194/2 We say, ‘Everything is either A or not A’; consequently the division is always dichotomic.

1873 Brit. Q. Rev. Jan. 301 The Scriptural representation is as often dichotomic as it is trichotomic..The dichotomic must be radically and essentially wrong.

1881 D. F. Lincoln tr. A. Trousseau & H. Pidoux Treat. Therapeutics I. 278 The followers of Brown and Broussais, after a long struggle with the arguments which were ruining their dichotomic doctrine, were at last forced to recognise special diseases.

1959 R. Altevogt tr. B. Rensch Evol. above Species Level iv. 58 Rosa advanced a theory of ‘hologenesis’ according to which dichotomic branchings necessarily proceed in predetermined directions.

2005 Pacific Affairs 78 160 This could be critiqued as a misleading construction of a dichotomic global versus local media environment in India.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dichotomic
释义	dichotomicadj. Brit. /ˌdʌɪkəˈtɒmɪk/, U.S. /ˌdaɪkəˈtɑmɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dichotomy n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < dichotomy n. + -ic suffix. Compare French dichotomique (1810 or earlier), German dichotomisch (a1796). Compare earlier dichotomal adj. and dichotomous adj. Relating to or involving a division into two sharply defined parts or distinct categories; = dichotomous adj. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > [adjective] > division into two categories dichotomizing1606 dichotomous1752 dichotomic1825 dichotomistic1847 1825 Encycl. Londinensis XX. 194/2 We say, ‘Everything is either A or not A’; consequently the division is always dichotomic. 1873 Brit. Q. Rev. Jan. 301 The Scriptural representation is as often dichotomic as it is trichotomic..The dichotomic must be radically and essentially wrong. 1881 D. F. Lincoln tr. A. Trousseau & H. Pidoux Treat. Therapeutics I. 278 The followers of Brown and Broussais, after a long struggle with the arguments which were ruining their dichotomic doctrine, were at last forced to recognise special diseases. 1959 R. Altevogt tr. B. Rensch Evol. above Species Level iv. 58 Rosa advanced a theory of ‘hologenesis’ according to which dichotomic branchings necessarily proceed in predetermined directions. 2005 Pacific Affairs 78 160 This could be critiqued as a misleading construction of a dichotomic global versus local media environment in India. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1825
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