dichotomous

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dichotomous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dichotomous \Di*chot"o*mous\, a. [L. dichotomos, Gr. ?; ? in
     two, asunder + diate`mnein to cut.]
     Regularly dividing by pairs from bottom to top; as, a
     dichotomous stem. -- Di*chot"o*mous*ly, adv.
     [1913 Webster]

dichotomous - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  dichotomous
      adj 1: divided or dividing into two sharply distinguished parts
             or classifications