"trichotomy" meaning in English

See trichotomy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tɹaɪˈkɒt.ə.mi/ [UK], /tɹaɪˈkɑt.ə.mi/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-trichotomy.wav Forms: trichotomies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒtəmi Etymology: From Ancient Greek τριχοτομία (trikhotomía), from τρίχα (tríkha) + τόμος (tómos) + -ία (-ía). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|τριχοτομία}} Ancient Greek τριχοτομία (trikhotomía), {{affix|grc|τρίχα|τόμος|-ία|nocat=1}} τρίχα (tríkha) + τόμος (tómos) + -ία (-ía) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} trichotomy (countable and uncountable, plural trichotomies)
  1. Division or separation into three groups or pieces. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (division or separation into three): разделяне на три части (razdeljane na tri časti) (Bulgarian), kolmijako (Finnish), trichotomie [feminine] (French), τριχοτόμηση (trichotómisi) [feminine] (Greek), त्रिभाजन (tribhājan) (Hindi), þríflokkun [feminine] (Icelandic), tricotomia [feminine] (Italian), 三分法 (sanbunhō) (Japanese), سهگانه (Persian), سفراز (Persian), trihotomie [feminine] (Romanian), трихотомия (trixotomija) [feminine] (Russian), tricotomía [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-trichotomy-en-noun-Bmkbalhl Disambiguation of 'division or separation into three': 95 5
  2. (algebra) the property of an order relation whereby, given an ordered pair of elements (of a given algebraic structure), exactly one of these is true: the first element is 'less than' the second one, the second is 'less than' the first, or the two elements are equal. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Algebra, Three
    Sense id: en-trichotomy-en-noun-vIS8Ou6r Disambiguation of Three: 37 63 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 92 Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dichotomy, trichotomous

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Alternative forms

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