dicotomía

See also: dicotomia

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διχοτομία (dikhotomía, “a cutting in half”), from διχῆ (dikhê, “in two, asunder”) + τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dikotoˈmia/, [d̪ikot̪oˈmia]

Noun

dicotomía f (plural dicotomías)

  1. dichotomy (a separation or division in two)
  2. (logic, philosophy) dichotomy (a division of a class into two disjoint subclasses)
  3. (botany) dichotomy (bifurcation)

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