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dichotomization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
di-chotomiza-tion
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From dichotomize + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

dichotomizations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

binarization

Synonyms

dichotomisation

Questions

What does dichotomization mean?
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.
Where does dichotomization come from?
From dichotomize + -ation.

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