"polytomous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: poly- + -tomous Etymology templates: {{confix|en|poly|tomous}} poly- + -tomous Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} polytomous (not comparable)
  1. (botany) subdivided into many parts Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-polytomous-en-adj-q7fKY9K2 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with poly- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 59 41 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. (mathematics) Describing a variable that has multiple (more than two) categories Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-polytomous-en-adj-cFdRFxul Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -tomous Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -tomous: 40 60 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: polytomy

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