trichotomy

n. 三分法 [医] 三分法, 三切法

发音

UK /tɹaɪˈkɒt.ə.mi/
US /tɹaɪˈkɑt.ə.mi/

词形变化

trichotomies 复数 trichotomies

别名

tricotomy

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Division or separation into three groups or pieces.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    the property of an order relation whereby, given an ordered pair of elements (of a given algebraic structure), exactly one of these is true: the first element is 'less than' the second one, the second is 'less than' the first, or the two elements are equal.

    可数 不可数 数学

    [A linear order] obeys the following trichotomy law[.]

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

classification categorisation categorization

词源

From Ancient Greek τριχοτομία (trikhotomía), from τρίχα (tríkha) + τόμος (tómos) + -ία (-ía).

来源：wiktionary