Definitions for Dichotomy
daɪˈkɒt ə midi·choto·my

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dichotomy, dualitynoun

   being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses

   "the dichotomy between eastern and western culture"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 3 votes

1. dichotomynoun

   A cutting in two; a division.

2. dichotomynoun

   Division or distribution of genera into two species; division into two subordinate parts.

3. dichotomynoun

   The phase of the moon in which it appears bisected, or shows only half its disk, as at the quadratures.

4. dichotomynoun

   Successive division and subdivision, as of a stem of a plant or a vein of the body, into two parts as it proceeds from its origin; successive bifurcation.

5. dichotomynoun

   The place where a stem or vein is forked.

6. dichotomynoun

   Division into two; especially, the division of a class into two subclasses opposed to each other by contradiction, as the division of the term man into white and not white.

7. dichotomynoun

   conditions perceived as polar extremes or opposites

8. dichotomynoun

   an either-or perspective

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dichotomynoun

   Distribution of ideas by pairs.

   Etymology: διχοτομία.

   Some persons have disturbed the order of nature, and abused their readers by an affectation of dichotomies, trichotomies, sevens, twelves, &c. Let the nature of the subject, considered together with the design which you have in view, always determine the number of parts into which you divide it. Isaac Watts.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dichotomy

   A dichotomy is a partition of a whole (or a set) into two parts (subsets). In other words, this couple of parts must be jointly exhaustive: everything must belong to one part or the other, and mutually exclusive: nothing can belong simultaneously to both parts.If there is a concept A, and it is split into parts B and not-B, then the parts form a dichotomy: they are mutually exclusive, since no part of B is contained in not-B and vice versa, and they are jointly exhaustive, since they cover all of A, and together again give A. Such a partition is also frequently called a bipartition. The two parts thus formed are complements. In logic, the partitions are opposites if there exists a proposition such that it holds over one and not the other. Treating continuous variables or multicategorical variables as binary variables is called dichotomization. The discretization error inherent in dichotomization is temporarily ignored for modeling purposes.

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1. dichotomy

   A dichotomy is a division or contrast between two things that are completely opposite or very different from each other. It often refers to a classification into two divided or mutually exclusive parts or categories.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dichotomynoun

   a cutting in two; a division

2. Dichotomynoun

   division or distribution of genera into two species; division into two subordinate parts

3. Dichotomynoun

   that phase of the moon in which it appears bisected, or shows only half its disk, as at the quadratures

4. Dichotomynoun

   successive division and subdivision, as of a stem of a plant or a vein of the body, into two parts as it proceeds from its origin; successive bifurcation

5. Dichotomynoun

   the place where a stem or vein is forked

6. Dichotomynoun

   division into two; especially, the division of a class into two subclasses opposed to each other by contradiction, as the division of the term man into white and not white

7. Etymology: [Gr. , fr. : cf. F. dichotomie. See Dichotomous.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Dichotomy

   A dichotomy is any splitting of a whole into exactly two non-overlapping parts, meaning it is a procedure in which a whole is divided into two parts. It is a partition of a whole into two parts that are: ⁕jointly exhaustive: everything must belong to one part or the other, and ⁕mutually exclusive: nothing can belong simultaneously to both parts. Such a partition is also frequently called a bipartition. The two parts thus formed are complements. In logic, the partitions are opposites if there exists a proposition such that it holds over one and not the other.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dichotomy

   dī-kot′o-mi, n. a division into two parts.—v.t. and v.i. Dichot′omise.—adj. Dichot′omous.—adv. Dichot′omously. [Gr., from dicha, in two, and temnein, to cut.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Dichotomy in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Dichotomy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Dichotomy in a Sentence

1. Gooding Jr.:

   It highlighted the dichotomy between how white folks and black folks experience law enforcement. I feel like one group feels protected and served and the other group not so much.

2. Avril Haines:

   At the very least, we believe the dichotomy will usher in a period of more ad hoc decision-making in The Russians, both with respect to the domestic adjustments required to sustain this push, as well as the military conflict with Ukraine and the west.

3. Jeffrey Schultz:

   The dichotomy between the monetary policy stances in the U.S. and UK and those in Europe and Japan, coupled with falling commodity prices and a weaker Chinese growth and activity outlook, makes for a rather lethal cocktail for emerging-market currency risk.

4. Tom Plumb:

   This is obviously one of the intense most reporting weeks for tech stocks and companies that have been real darlings are still reporting significant numbers, there’s been a dichotomy between those companies that have reacted proactively to supply chain issues compared with those that were waiting for a thaw in the U.S. relationship with the Chinese government.

5. Steven Schoenfeld:

   Investors are awakening to a stark dichotomy during 2019, namely, at the same time that trade and geopolitical tensions between the United States and China are rising, the weight of China is also going up in their portfolio.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Dichotomy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dichotomy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Dichotomy
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichotomy
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Dichotomy
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Dichotomy
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Dichotomy