tetrachotomy
English
editEtymology
editFrom τέτραχα (tétrakha, “quadripartite”) + τόμος (tómos, “slice, piece”) (from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”)).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tĕtrəkŏʹtəmĭ, IPA(key): /tɛtɹəˈkɒtəmɪ/
Noun
edittetrachotomy (plural tetrachotomies)
- Division of a whole into four parts.
- (logic) Quaternary classification.
- tetralemma
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “tetraˈchotomy, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]