Main Entry: di·chot·o·mous

Pronunciation: \dī-ˈkä-tə-məs also də-\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Late Latin dichotomos, from Greek, from dich- + temnein to cut — more at tome

Date: 1752

1 : dividing into two parts
2 : relating to, involving, or proceeding from dichotomy

— di·chot·o·mous·ly adverb

— di·chot·o·mous·ness noun