Word: dichotomization
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: di
chot
o
mi
za
tion
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: dichotomize
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To separate into two parts, to classify into two classes, or to categorize into two categories.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: δῐ́χᾰ
Language: grc
Decoded: dikha
Meaning: apart
Affix: τέμνω
Language: grc
Decoded: temno
Meaning: I cut
Affix: -ize
Language: en
Decoded: -ize
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ātiō
Language: la
Decoded: -atio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Form of -tiō appended to nouns