dichotomic

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

This term is an adjective derived from the noun dichotomy.

[edit] Adjective

dichotomic (comparative more dichotomic, superlative most dichotomic)

Positive
dichotomic

Comparative
more dichotomic

Superlative
most dichotomic
  1. (computing) Choosing between two antithetical choices. Classification based upon two opposites.[1]
  2. (botany) : That system of classification which pertains to two opposite criteria.[2]

The NIST Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures defines dichotomous search as: "Search by selecting between two distinct alternatives (dichotomies) at each step."

[edit] Quotations

  • "The distinction between a monist and dichotomic analysis of the paradox." [3]
  • "Most of the so-called scientific books on classification work on dichotomic keys, i.e. the user is asked a lot of questions in succession and has at each one to decide between two answers." [4]
  • "DNN [Dichotomic Node Network] is a network representation of an entity of which the constituents are nodes that is consisted of a pair of dichotomic attributes." [5]

[edit] See also

[edit] Pronunciation

Di*chot"o*mic (dI-'kät-&-mik)

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