TRICHOTOMOUS


Meaning of TRICHOTOMOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ trī-ˈkä-tə-məs ]

adjective

Etymology: Late Greek trichotomein to trisect, from Greek tricha in three (akin to treis three) + -tomein (akin to temnein to cut) — more at three , tome

Date: 1800

: divided or dividing into three parts or into threes

trichotomous branching

• tri·chot·o·mous·ly adverb

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