MEANING
Divided into two contrasting or separate categories or branches.
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- dichotomous classification
- dichotomous key
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The dichotomous classification obscured the intermediate cases.
A dichotomous key led the observer through paired choices.
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Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Normally non-gradable as a relation or classification; comparisons require a meaningful context. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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