tetrachotomyn.

Etymology: formed as tetrachotomous adj. + -tomy comb. form.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: tetraˈchotomy.

1. Division into four branches.

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the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > four > [noun] > division into four

quadrature1578

quadripartitiona1661

quadrisection1673

quadripartiting1702

tetrachotomy1858

tetramerism1888

1858 C. J. Ellicott Destiny Creature Notes 172 Bull's theory is, in fact, really a ‘tetrachotomy’—body, soul, spirit, and Holy Spirit.

2. Logic. A division having four members.

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the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical classification > [noun] > a division, group, or class

general?a1425

genus1551

species1551

category1588

class1823

subcategory1842

tetrachotomya1856

a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1860) IV. xxv. 23 If a division has only two members, it is called a dichotomy..if four, a tetrachotomy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	tetrachotomy
释义	tetrachotomyn. Etymology: formed as tetrachotomous adj. + -tomy comb. form.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: tetraˈchotomy. 1. Division into four branches. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > four > [noun] > division into four quadrature1578 quadripartitiona1661 quadrisection1673 quadripartiting1702 tetrachotomy1858 tetramerism1888 1858 C. J. Ellicott Destiny Creature Notes 172 Bull's theory is, in fact, really a ‘tetrachotomy’—body, soul, spirit, and Holy Spirit. 2. Logic. A division having four members. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical classification > [noun] > a division, group, or class general?a1425 genus1551 species1551 category1588 class1823 subcategory1842 tetrachotomya1856 a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1860) IV. xxv. 23 If a division has only two members, it is called a dichotomy..if four, a tetrachotomy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.a1856
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