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dichotomy
di·chot·o·my D0205000 (dī-kŏt′ə-mē)n. pl. di·chot·o·mies 1. A division into two contrasting parts or categories: the dichotomy between rural and urban communities; regards the division between nature and nurture as a false dichotomy.2. Astronomy The phase of the moon, Mercury, or Venus when half of the disk is illuminated.3. Botany Branching characterized by successive forking into two approximately equal divisions.
[Greek dikhotomiā, from dikhotomos, divided in two : dikho-, dicho- + temnein, to cut; see tem- in Indo-European roots.]dichotomy (daɪˈkɒtəmɪ) n, pl -mies1. division into two parts or classifications, esp when they are sharply distinguished or opposed: the dichotomy between eastern and western cultures. 2. (Logic) logic the division of a class into two mutually exclusive subclasses: the dichotomy of married and single people. 3. (Botany) botany a simple method of branching by repeated division into two equal parts4. (Astronomy) the phase of the moon, Venus, or Mercury when half of the disc is visible[C17: from Greek dichotomia; see dicho-, -tomy] diˈchotomous, dichotomic adj diˈchotomously advUsage: Dichotomy should always refer to a division of some kind into two groups. It is sometimes used to refer to a puzzling situation which seems to involve a contradiction, but this use is generally thought to be incorrectdi•chot•o•my (daɪˈkɒt ə mi)
n., pl. -mies. 1. division into two parts or kinds; subdivision into halves or pairs. 2. division into two exclusive, opposed, or contradictory groups: a dichotomy between thought and action. 3. a mode of branching by constant forking, as in some stems. 4. the phase of the moon or of an inferior planet when half of its disk is visible. [1600–10; < Greek] dichotomydivision of material into two parts for the purpose of classification. — dichotomist, n.See also: ClassificationThesaurus| Noun | 1. | dichotomy - being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses; "the dichotomy between eastern and western culture"dualitycategorisation, categorization, classification - a group of people or things arranged by class or category |
dichotomynoun division, gulf, split, separation, polarity, disjunction a dichotomy between the academic world and the industrial worldUsage: Dichotomy should always refer to a division of some kind into two groups. It is sometimes used to refer to a puzzling situation, which seems to involve a contradiction, but this use is thought by many to be incorrect, and dilemma is a more appropriate alternative.Translationsδιχοτομίαdichotomiedicotomiadichotomy
dichotomy1. Logic the division of a class into two mutually exclusive subclasses 2. Botany a simple method of branching by repeated division into two equal parts 3. the phase of the moon, Venus, or Mercury when half of the disc is visible dichotomy (dÿ-kot -ŏ-mee) The moment of exact half-phase of the Moon, Mercury, or Venus.dichotomy[dī′käd·ə·mē] (astronomy) The phase of the moon or an inferior planet at which exactly half of its disk is illuminated and the terminator is a straight line. (biology) Divided in two parts. Repeated branching or forking. (computer science) A division into two subordinate classes; for example, all white and all nonwhite, or all zero and all nonzero. dichotomy
di·chot·o·my (dī-kot'ō-mē), Division into two parts. [G. dichotomia, a cutting in two, fr. dicha, in two, + tomē, a cutting] dichotomy (dī-kŏt′ə-mē)n. pl. dichoto·mies 1. A division into two contrasting things or parts: "the dichotomy of the one and the many" (Louis Auchincloss).2. Astronomy The phase of the moon, Mercury, or Venus when half of the disk is illuminated.3. Botany Branching characterized by successive forking into two approximately equal divisions.dichotomy, dichotomization (dī-kot′ŏ-mē) (dī-kot″ŏ-mĭ-zā′shŏn) [Gr. dicha, twofold, + tome, incision] 1. Bifurcation of a vein. 2. Cutting or dividing into two parts.dichotomy
Related to dichotomy: Dichotomy paradoxSynonyms for dichotomynoun divisionSynonyms- division
- gulf
- split
- separation
- polarity
- disjunction
Synonyms for dichotomynoun being twofoldSynonymsRelated Words- categorisation
- categorization
- classification
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