trichotomy

/traɪˈkɑdəmi/
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Other forms: trichotomies

Definitions of trichotomy
  1. noun
    being threefold; a classification into three parts or subclasses
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    type of:
    categorisation, categorization, classification
    a group of people or things arranged by class or category
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