Noun
Division into three parts.
Source: Webster's dictionaryPhrasing that implies two options (dilemma, dichotomy, black-and-white ) may be replaced with other number-based nouns, such as a "false trilemma " ("false trichotomy," etc.) if something is reduced to only three options. Source: Internet
In recent years, Peirce's trichotomy of signs is exploited by a growing number of practitioners for marketing and design tasks. Source: Internet
In the English literature, there is also a trichotomy between biological sex, psychological gender, and social gender role. Source: Internet
See below for more details on the cardinality of the continuum. citation citation citation Finite, countable and uncountable sets If the axiom of choice holds, the law of trichotomy holds for cardinality. Source: Internet