Trichotomy

//tɹaɪˈkɑt.ə.mi// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Division or separation into three groups or pieces. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    being threefold; a classification into three parts or subclasses wordnet
  3. 3
    the property of an order relation whereby, given an ordered pair of elements (of a given algebraic structure), exactly one of these is true: the first element is 'less than' the second one, the second is 'less than' the first, or the two elements are equal. countable, uncountable

    "[A linear order] obeys the following trichotomy law[.]"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τριχοτομία (trikhotomía), from τρίχα (tríkha) + τόμος (tómos) + -ία (-ía).

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