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- Dictionarydichotomous/dʌɪˈkɒtəməs/
adjective
- 1. exhibiting or characterized by dichotomy: "a dichotomous view of the world"
- 2. (of branching) in which the axis is divided into two branches.
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adjective. formal uk / daɪˈkɒt.ə.məs / us / daɪˈkɑː.t̬ə.məs / Add to word list. involving two completely opposing ideas or things: The test was used to compare dichotomous variables. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Opposites. antinome. antithesis. antithetical. antonymous. anything. countervailing force. diametrical. dichotomist.
The meaning of DICHOTOMOUS is dividing into two parts. How to use dichotomous in a sentence.
involving two completely opposing ideas or things: The test was used to compare dichotomous variables. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Opposites. antinome. antithesis. antithetical. antonymous. anything. converse. counterpose. countervailing force. diametrical. dichotomist. flip side. negation. opposed. opposite. or otherwise idiom.
Dichotomous definition: divided or dividing into two parts.. See examples of DICHOTOMOUS used in a sentence.
the division of two things that are completely different: I try to examine the dichotomy between what people think they are and what they do. (Definition of dichotomy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of dichotomy.
1. : a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities. the dichotomy between theory and practice. also : the process or practice of making such a division. dichotomy of the population into two opposed classes. 2. : something with seemingly contradictory qualities.
If something's dichotomous, it's divided into two distinct parts. It can describe a plant whose leaves pair off in opposing buds or anything — a government, a relationship — that has two divisions that are sharply opposed.
