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)
- Division of a whole into four parts.
- (logic) Quaternary classification.
- tetralemma
Related terms
- decachotomy
- dichotomy
- heptachotomy
- hexachotomy (rare)
- monochotomy (rare)
- octachotomy
- pentachotomy
- tetrachotomous
- trichotomy
References
- “tetraˈchotomy, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]