trichotomy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /tɹaɪˈkɒt.ə.mi/ (UK)
- /tɹaɪˈkɑt.ə.mi/ (US)
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek τριχοτομία (trikhotomía), from τρίχα (tríkha) + τόμος (tómos) + -ία (-ía).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Division or separation into three groups or pieces.
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
[A linear order] obeys the following trichotomy law[.]
Aliprantis, Border (2006), Infinite Dimensional Analysis: A Hitchhiker's Guide (3rd ed.), p. 6
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| trichotomies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
decachotomy · pentachotomy · tetrachotomy · dichotomy · polychotomy · heptachotomy · octachotomy · monochotomy · hexachotomy
Deriveds
trichotomist · trichotomous · trichotomism · trichotomize · trichotomocolpate · trichotomic
Translations (13)
it tricotomia (division or separation into three) · ja 三分法 (division or separation into three) · fa سفراز (division or separation into three) · hi त्रिभाजन (division or separation into three) · is þríflokkun (division or separation into three) · es tricotomía (division or separation into three) · el τριχοτόμηση (division or separation into three) · ro trihotomie (division or separation into three) · bg разделяне на три части (division or separation into three) · fi kolmijako (division or separation into three) · fa سهگانه (division or separation into three) · ru трихотомия (division or separation into three) · fr trichotomie (division or separation into three)