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From τέτραχα (tétrakha, quadripartite) + τόμος (tómos, slice, piece) (from τέμνω (témnō, I cut)).

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tetrachotomy (plural tetrachotomies)

  1. Division of a whole into four parts.
  2. (logic) Quaternary classification.
  3. tetralemma

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