"dichotomous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /daɪˈkɒt.ə.məs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /daɪˈkɑ.tə.məs/ [Canada, US], [daɪˈkɑ.ɾə.məs] [Canada, US], /dɑɪˈkɔt.ə.məs/ [General-Australian], [dɑɪˈkɔɾ.ə.məs] [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-dichotomous.ogg
Etymology: From Late Latin dichotomos, from Ancient Greek διχότομος (dikhótomos, “cut in half”), from δίχα (díkha, “apart”) + τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*temh₁-}}, {{bor|en|LL.|dichotomos}} Late Latin dichotomos, {{der|en|grc|διχότομος||cut in half}} Ancient Greek διχότομος (dikhótomos, “cut in half”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} dichotomous (not comparable)
  1. Dividing or branching into two mutually exclusive pieces. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Two Synonyms (dividing into two equal parts): bipartite, forked Derived forms: dichotomous key, dichotomously, dichotomousness, isodichotomous, nondichotomous, pseudodichotomous Related terms: dichotomy Translations (dividing or branching into two pieces): dikotomisk (Danish), kaksijakoinen (Finnish), dikotominen (Finnish), dichotom (German), dichotomos (Latin), dikotom (Norwegian Bokmål), dwudzielny [masculine] (Polish), dychotomiczny [masculine] (Polish)
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