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DICHOTOMIZING
Verb
dichotomizing
present participle of dichotomize
Source: Wiktionary
DICHOTOMIZE
Di*chot"o*mize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dichotomized; p. pr. & vb. n. Dichotomizing.] Etym: [See Dichotomous.]
1. To cut into two parts; to part into two divisions; to divide into pairs; to bisect. [R.] The apostolical benediction dichotomizes all good things into grace and peace. Bp. Hall.
2. (Astron.)
Definition: To exhibit as a half disk. See Dichotomy,
3. "[The moon] was dichotomized." Whewell.
Di*chot"o*mize, v. i.
Definition: To separate into two parts; to branch dichotomously; to become dichotomous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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