Associations to the word «Trichotomy»

Wiktionary

TRICHOTOMY, noun. Division or separation into three groups or pieces.
TRICHOTOMY, noun. (algebra) the following property of an order relation (e.g., "less than"): for any two elements (of a given algebraic structure) there are exactly three possibilities: either the first element is less than the second one, the second element is less than the first one, or the two elements are equal.

Dictionary definition

TRICHOTOMY, noun. Being threefold; a classification into three parts or subclasses.

Wise words

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