trichotomy
English edit
Etymology edit
tri- + -chotomy; formed analogously from dichotomy as if it were from di- + -chotomy.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
trichotomy (countable and uncountable, plural trichotomies)
- Division or separation into three groups or pieces.
- (algebra) 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.
- Aliprantis, Border (2006), Infinite Dimensional Analysis: A Hitchhiker's Guide (3rd ed.), p. 6
- [A linear order] obeys the following trichotomy law[.]
- Aliprantis, Border (2006), Infinite Dimensional Analysis: A Hitchhiker's Guide (3rd ed.), p. 6
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division or separation into three
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