dichotomization

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noun

The act of dichotomizing or the thing dichotomized; classification into 2 subsets (that is, a dichotomy); the special case of discretization in which n = 2.

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Meanings

noundichotomization (countable and uncountable, plural dichotomizations)

plural dichotomizations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of dichotomizing or the thing dichotomized; classification into 2 subsets (that is, a dichotomy); the special case of discretization in which n = 2.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of dividing into two sharply different categories

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Broader
division

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From dichotomize + -ation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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