trichotomy
trichotomy · trichotomies
трихотомия
Division or separation into three groups or piecesDivision or separation into three groups or pieces.
UK/tɹaɪˈkɒt.ə.mi/US/tɹaɪˈkɑt.ə.mi/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Division or separation into three groups or pieces.
трихотомияtrixotomija
being threefold; a classification into three parts or subclasses
(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.
Translations
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By meaning 1
division or separation into three:
Origin
From Ancient Greek τριχοτομία (trikhotomía), from τρίχα (tríkha) + τόμος (tómos) + -ία (-íFrom Ancient Greek τριχοτομία (trikhotomía), from τρίχα (tríkha) + τόμος (tómos) + -ία (-ía).
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Forms
plural: trichotomies| Singular | trichotomy |
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Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable