English Explanatory Dictionary

trichotomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Division or separation into three groups or pieces.
  2. 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.

Pronunciation

/tɹaɪˈkɒt.ə.mi/ /tɹaɪˈkɑt.ə.mi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-trichotomy.wav

Word forms

trichotomy trichotomies

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τριχοτομία (trikhotomía), from τρίχα (tríkha) + τόμος (tómos) + -ία (-ía).

Derived words

trichotomous
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