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trichotomy

/tɹaɪˈkɑt.ə.mi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
tri-choto-my
IPA
/tɹaɪˈkɑt.ə.mi/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Division or separation into three groups or pieces.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

the property of an order relation whereby, given an ordered pair of elements (of a given algebraic structure), exactly one of these is true: the first element is 'less than' the second one, the second is 'less than' the first, or the two elements are equal.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τριχοτομία (trikhotomía), from τρίχα (tríkha) + τόμος (tómos) + -ία (-ía).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /tɹaɪˈkɑt.ə.mi/
  • British English: /tɹaɪˈkɒt.ə.mi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

trichotomies (plural)

Derived Forms

trichotomic trichotomism trichotomist trichotomize trichotomocolpate trichotomous

Frequently Paired Words

monochotomy dichotomy tetrachotomy pentachotomy hexachotomy heptachotomy octachotomy decachotomy

Rhymes With

dichotomy false dichotomy lobotomy phlebotomy leucotomy cingulotomy tractotomy apotome cingulumotomy oophorotomy

Questions

How do you pronounce trichotomy?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɹaɪˈkɑt.ə.mi/.
What does trichotomy mean?
Division or separation into three groups or pieces.
Where does trichotomy come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce trichotomy

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