trichotomy (English, noun)
expansion: trichotomy (countable and uncountable, plural trichotomies)
Senses:
glosses: Division or separation into three groups or pieces.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: algebra
mathematics
sciences
glosses: 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.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: trichotomies
tags: plural