trichotomy

Meanings

Noun

being threefold; a classification into three parts or subclasses
Division or separation into three groups or pieces.
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.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 20

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