dichotomy

dichotomy synonyms

difference compare dichotomy and difference
duality compare dichotomy and duality
separation compare dichotomy and separation
polarity compare dichotomy and polarity
split compare dichotomy and split
opposition compare dichotomy and opposition
bisection compare dichotomy and bisection
contrariety compare dichotomy and contrariety
conflict compare dichotomy and conflict
antagonism compare dichotomy and antagonism
contradiction compare dichotomy and contradiction
doubleness compare dichotomy and doubleness
dualism compare dichotomy and dualism
halving compare dichotomy and halving
disjunction compare dichotomy and disjunction
trichotomy compare dichotomy and trichotomy
gulf compare dichotomy and gulf
disunion compare dichotomy and disunion
divorce compare dichotomy and divorce
difference of opinion compare dichotomy and difference of opinion
partition compare dichotomy and partition
division compare dichotomy and division
lack of consistency compare dichotomy and lack of consistency
duplexity compare dichotomy and duplexity
disagreement compare dichotomy and disagreement
ambivalence compare dichotomy and ambivalence
contradictoriness compare dichotomy and contradictoriness
antonymy compare dichotomy and antonymy
contrast compare dichotomy and contrast
antithesis compare dichotomy and antithesis
chasm compare dichotomy and chasm
bisection compare dichotomy and bisection
bifurcation compare dichotomy and bifurcation
division compare dichotomy and division
sunder compare dichotomy and sunder
half-moon compare dichotomy and half-moon
dividing compare dichotomy and dividing
trichotomy compare dichotomy and trichotomy
div compare dichotomy and div
divide compare dichotomy and divide
series compare dichotomy and series
rent compare dichotomy and rent
crescent moon compare dichotomy and crescent moon
separation compare dichotomy and separation
old moon compare dichotomy and old moon
parting compare dichotomy and parting
half compare dichotomy and half
full moon compare dichotomy and full moon
quotient compare dichotomy and quotient
new moon compare dichotomy and new moon

dichotomy definitions

noun

  • The division of a genus into two species; a division into two subordinate parts. 

  • A phase of the moon when it appears half lit and half dark, as at the quadratures. 

  • A separation or division into two; a distinction that results in such a division. 

  • Such a division involving apparently incompatible or opposite principles; a duality. 

  • The division of a class into two disjoint subclasses that are together comprehensive, as the division of man into white and not white. 

  • Division and subdivision; bifurcation, as of a stem of a plant or a vein of the body into two parts as it proceeds from its origin; often successive.