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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of dichotomizing or the thing dichotomized; classification into 2 subsets (that is, a dichotomy); the special case of discretization in which n = 2. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the act of dividing into two sharply different categories wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

dichotomisation

Etymology

From dichotomize + -ation.

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