dichotomous
dichotom
Dividing or branching into two mutually exclusive piecesDividing or branching into two mutually exclusive pieces.
UK/daɪˈkɒt.ə.məs/US/daɪˈkɑ.tə.məs/
» Humans have a tendency to fall into dichotomous patterns of thought.
Leglaine · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(not comparable)Dividing or branching into two mutually exclusive pieces.
dichotom
divided or dividing into two sharply distinguished parts or classifications
Examples
1 sentencesHumans have a tendency to fall into dichotomous patterns of thought.
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
dividing or branching into two pieces:
Origin
From Late Latin dichotomos, from Ancient Greek διχότομος (dikhótomos, “cut in half”). By sFrom Late Latin dichotomos, from Ancient Greek διχότομος (dikhótomos, “cut in half”). By surface analysis, dichotomy + -ous.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source