Associations to the word «Dichotomous»
Noun
Wiktionary
DICHOTOMOUS, adjective. Dividing or branching into two pieces.
DICHOTOMOUS KEY, noun. (biology) A written tool for identification of plants and animals. It is written as a sequence of paired questions, the choice of which determines the next pair of questions until a name or identification is reached.
DICHOTOMOUS KEYS, noun. Plural of dichotomous key
Dictionary definition
DICHOTOMOUS, adjective. Divided or dividing into two sharply distinguished parts or classifications.
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.