tetrachotomy

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tĕtrəkŏʹtəmĭ, IPA^(key): /tɛtɹəˈkɒtəmɪ/

Noun

tetrachotomy (plural tetrachotomies)

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

Related terms

• decachotomy
• dichotomy
• heptachotomy
• hexachotomy (rare)
• monochotomy (rare)
• octachotomy
• pentachotomy
• tetrachotomous
• trichotomy

References

• “tetraˈchotomy, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]