Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Being or relating to a situation where a dichotomy (a binary state) pertains: either of two poles is instantiated, with no intermediate state (e.g., a mixture or syncretism) being possible or being permitted.

    Near-synonyms: black-and-white, dichotomous, all-or-none

    alles oder nichts

    пан или пропалpan ili propal, грудь в крестах или голова в кустахgrudʹ v krestax ili golova v kustax

    пан або́ пропа́вpan abó propáv

  2. Being or relating to a situation where a dichotomy (a binary state) pertains: either of two poles is instantiated, with no intermediate state (e.g., a mixture or syncretism) being possible or being permitted.

    (not comparable)Being or relating to a project that will either succeed completely or fail completely.

    A crewed moonshot is an all-or-nothing affair: either they get to the moon and back alive, or they don't.

More definitions
  • occurring completely or not occurring at all

Translations

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Synonyms

3 synonyms
dichotomousall-or-noneblack-and-white
Close in meaning
  • occurring completely or not occurring at all:all-or-none

See also

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