"trichotomous" meaning in All languages combined

See trichotomous on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From trichotomy + -ous. Modelled on dichotomous. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|trichotomy|ous}} trichotomy + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} trichotomous (not comparable)
  1. Divided into three parts, or into threes; forking three ways. Tags: not-comparable
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  2. (set theory) Such that, for all x and y in X, and for a binary relation R, exactly one of xRy, yRx or x=y holds. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Set theory
    Sense id: en-trichotomous-en-adj-VzlX4B26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Topics: mathematics, sciences, set-theory
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