Dichotomous vs. Dichotomic

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  • Dichotomous (adjective)

    Dividing or branching into two pieces.

  • Dichotomic (adjective)

    Choosing between two antithetical choices, between two distinct alternatives. Classification based upon two opposites. [http://www.iop.org/EJ/abstract/0305-4470/27/14/016]

  • Dichotomic (adjective)

    That system of classification which pertains to two opposite criteria.

Wiktionary
  • Dichotomous (adjective)

    exhibiting or characterized by dichotomy

    “a dichotomous view of the world”

  • Dichotomous (adjective)

    (of branching) in which the axis is divided into two branches.

Oxford Dictionary

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