decachotomy

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noun

The division of one into ten separate but related parts.

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Meanings

noundecachotomy (countable and uncountable, plural decachotomies)

plural decachotomies

  1. countableuncountableThe division of one into ten separate but related parts.

Origin

From deca- + -chotomy, after dichotomy.

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APA

decachotomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decachotomy

MLA

“decachotomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decachotomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decachotomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decachotomy.

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