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Definitions for dichotomous
dɪˈkɒt ə məsdi·choto·mous
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Princeton's WordNet
dichotomousadjective
divided or dividing into two sharply distinguished parts or classifications
Wiktionary
dichotomousadjective
Dividing or branching into two pieces.
Etymology: From the dichotomos, from διχότομος, from δίχα + τέμνω.
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dichotomous
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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dichotomous
Dichotomous refers to something divided or dividing into two parts, classifications, or groups that are mutually exclusive, distinctly different or directly opposed. This term is often used in areas like logic, science, and statistics.
Webster Dictionary
Dichotomousadjective
regularly dividing by pairs from bottom to top; as, a dichotomous stem
Etymology: [L. dichotomos, Gr. ; in two, asunder + diate`mnein to cut.]
Entomology
Dichotomous
forked: dividing by pairs.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dichotomous in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dichotomous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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