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dichotomization

dichotomization noun: the act of dichotomizing or the thing dichotomized; classification into 2 subsets (that is, a dichotomy); the special case of discretization in which n = 2.

Noun

dichotomization (countable and uncountable, plural dichotomizations)

  1. The act of dichotomizing or the thing dichotomized; classification into 2 subsets (that is, a dichotomy); the special case of discretization in which n = 2.

Forms of dichotomization

pluraldichotomizations

Origin of dichotomization

From dichotomize + -ation.

Questions about dichotomization

What does dichotomization mean?
Dichotomization means the act of dichotomizing or the thing dichotomized; classification into 2 subsets (that is, a dichotomy); the special case of discretization in which n = 2.
What part of speech is dichotomization?
Dichotomization is a noun.
What is the plural of dichotomization?
The plural of dichotomization is dichotomizations.

Words near dichotomization in the dictionary

  1. dichotomises
  2. dichotomising
  3. dichotomism
  4. dichotomist
  5. dichotomists
  6. dichotomization
  7. dichotomizations
  8. dichotomize
  9. dichotomized
  10. dichotomizes
  11. dichotomizing

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