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trichotomous

Variant of trichotomy

noun

division into three parts, elements, groups, etc.

Origin: Gr tricha, threefold (< treis, three), after dichotomy

Related Forms:

trichotomize transitive verb trichotomized, trichotomizing
trichotomous adjective
trichotomously adverb

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