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dichotomy 1. Logic the division of a class into two mutually exclusive subclasses 2. Botany a simple method of branching by repeated division into two equal parts 3. the phase of the moon, Venus, or Mercury when half of the disc is visible dichotomy [dī′käd·ə·mē] (astronomy) The phase of the moon or an inferior planet at which exactly half of its disk is illuminated and the terminator is a straight line. (biology) Divided in two parts. Repeated branching or forking. (computer science) A division into two subordinate classes; for example, all white and all nonwhite, or all zero and all nonzero. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| are characterized by septate hyphae with uniform diameters and dichotomous branching. In this respect, what Park calls the conventional scholarship of Manchuria, which is based on "a dichotomous notion of national and colonial politics" (p. For both models, the variable with the strongest influence was a dichotomous measure that indicated a health limitation that prevented work. |
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