Look up: dichotomy

1. dichotomy
   Type: Term Pronunciation: dī-kot′ō-mē Definitions: 1. Division into two parts.
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2. dichotomy
   [n] - being twofold
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3. Dichotomy
   The instant when an object is exactly half lit as seen from Earth. It is usually applied to the Moon or an inferior planet.
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4. dichotomy
   a division of the members of a population,or sample,into two groups.The definition of the groups may be in terms of a measurable variable but is more often based on quantitative characteristics or attributes Category: Mathematics • a division into subordinate units or classes,that is,all...
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5. Dichotomy
   Di·chot'o·my noun [ Greek ..., from ...: confer French dichotomie . See Dichotomous .] 1. A cutting in two; a division. « A general breach or dichotomy with their church.» Sir T. Browne. 2. D...
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6. dichotomy
   1. A cutting in two; a division. 'A general breach or dichotomy with their church.' (Sir T. Browne) ... 2. Division or distribution of genera into two species; division into two subordinate parts. ... 3. <astronomy> That phase of the moon in which it appears bisected, or shows only half its di...
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7. dichotomy
   duality noun being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses; `the dichotomy between eastern and western culture`
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8. Dichotomy
   • (n.) Division or distribution of genera into two species; division into two subordinate parts. • (n.) Successive division and subdivision, as of a stem of a plant or a vein of the body, into two parts as it proceeds from its origin; successive bifurcation. • (n.) The place where a s...
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9. dichotomy
   (from Greek dicha, `apart,` and tomos, `cutting`), a form of logical division consisting of the separation of a class into two subclasses, one of ... [1 related articles]
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10. dichotomy
    dichotomy Related cutting-word units: castrat-; -cise, -cide; -ectomy; put-; sec-, seg-; temno-; trunc-.
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11. Dichotomy
    A dichotomy is any splitting of a whole into exactly two non-overlapping parts, meaning it is a procedure in which a whole is divided into two parts. It is a partition of a whole (or a set) into two parts (subsets) that are: The two parts thus formed are complements. In logic, the partitions are op...
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12. Dichotomy
    (Gr. dicha, in two; temno, to cut) Literally, a division into two parts. In a specific example the view that man consists of soul and body. The earlier view of the Old Testament writers; also, a view found in certain expressions of St. Paul. See also Trichotomy. -- V.F.
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13. Dichotomy
    Dichotomy is a cutting in two; a division by pairs. Hence, in botany, the term describes a mode of branching by constant forking, each branch dividing into two others.
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14. Dichotomy
    [album] Dichotomy is the third studio album by metal band Becoming the Archetype. The album features guest appearances by Devin Townsend, Ryan Clark, a soprano named Suzanne Richter, and Aslan. The Album is based heavily on C.S. Lewis` That Hideous Strength. == Track listing == The band post...
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