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trichotomy

UK/tɹaɪˈkɒt.ə.mi//tɹaɪˈkɑt.ə.mi/

trichotomy noun: division or separation into three groups or pieces.

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Noun

trichotomy (countable and uncountable, plural trichotomies)

  1. Division or separation into three groups or pieces.
  2. 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.
    • [A linear order] obeys the following trichotomy law[.]Aliprantis, Border (2006), Infinite Dimensional Analysis: A Hitchhiker's Guide (3rd ed.), p. 6

trichotomy meaning in Hindi and Persian

trichotomy in Hindi

division or separation into three
त्रिभाजन tribhājan

trichotomy in Persian

division or separation into three
سهگانه, سفراز

Forms of trichotomy

pluraltrichotomies

Origin of trichotomy

From Ancient Greek τριχοτομία (trikhotomía), from τρίχα (tríkha) + τόμος (tómos) + -ία (-ía).

Words formed from trichotomy

Words that rhyme with trichotomy

Questions about trichotomy

What does trichotomy mean?
Trichotomy means division or separation into three groups or pieces.
What is trichotomy in Hindi?
Trichotomy in Hindi is त्रिभाजन (tribhājan). See Trichotomy meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is trichotomy?
Trichotomy is a noun.
How do you pronounce trichotomy?
Trichotomy is pronounced /tɹaɪˈkɒt.ə.mi/ (UK).
What is the plural of trichotomy?
The plural of trichotomy is trichotomies.

Words near trichotomy in the dictionary

  1. trichotomizes
  2. trichotomizing
  3. trichotomocolpate
  4. trichotomous
  5. trichotomously
  6. trichotomy
  7. trichotrophy
  8. trichotropid
  9. trichotropids
  10. trichovirus
  11. trichoviruses

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