1. dichotomous - Adjective
2. dichotomous - Adjective Satellite
Regularly dividing by pairs from bottom to top; as, a dichotomous stem.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIn our theory the total field of excitation is divided into two major sub-systems, each containing numerous sub-systems of its own: the Ego and the environment. And the trace field which is created by the excitation field contains the same dichotomous organization. Kurt Koffka
Approval Voting, Boston: Birkhäuser, p. 38 However, having dichotomous preferences when there are three or more candidates is not typical. Source: Internet
Approval Voting, Boston: Birkhäuser, pp. 16–17 A voter that has strict preferences between three candidates—prefers A to B and B to C—does not have dichotomous preferences. Source: Internet
Elenctic refutation depends on a dichotomous thesis, one that may be divided into exactly two mutually exclusive parts, only one of which may be true. Source: Internet
Modelling voters with a 'dichotomous cutoff' assumes a voter has an immovable approval cutoff, while having meaningful cardinal preferences. Source: Internet
However, McLuhan's hot and cool exist on a continuum: they are more correctly measured on a scale than as dichotomous terms. Source: Internet