"trichotomy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tɹaɪˈkɒt.ə.mi/ [UK], /tɹaɪˈkɑt.ə.mi/ [US] Forms: trichotomies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒtəmi Etymology: tri- + -chotomy; formed analogously from dichotomy as if it were from di- + -chotomy. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|tri-||alt2=-chotomy}} tri- + -chotomy, {{m|en|dichotomy}} dichotomy, {{m|en|di-}} di- 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), 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': 96 4
  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, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with tri- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 92 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tri-: 20 80 Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dichotomy, trichotomous

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