Associations to the word «Trichotomy»
Noun
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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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.