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