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dichotomic

/dahy-kot-uh-mee/US // daɪˈkɒt ə mi //UK // (daɪˈkɒtəmɪ) //

两分法的,二分法的,两分法,二分法

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural di·chot·o·mies.

    • : division into two parts, kinds, etc.; subdivision into halves or pairs.
    • : division into two mutually exclusive, opposed, or contradictory groups: a dichotomy between thought and action.
    • : Botany. a mode of branching by constant forking, as in some stems, in veins of leaves, etc.
    • : Astronomy. the phase of the moon or of an inferior planet when half of its disk is visible.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • I’m amazed the extent he pulled that off, because it’s so obviously a false dichotomy.

  • They do not arise from the dichotomic process of classification, but from the polar relations of things.

  • To obviate the matter Lamarck conceived and proposed the dichotomic method for the easy determination of species.