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noun
The act of dichotomizing or the thing dichotomized; classification into 2 subsets (that is, a dichotomy); the special case of discretization in which n = 2.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
the act of dividing into two sharply different categories
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: dichotomisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: division
History
From dichotomize + -ation.
