Definition von dichotomy im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
The phase of the moon in which it appears bisected, or shows only half its disk, as at the quadratures
Successive division and subdivision, as of a stem of a plant or a vein of the body, into two parts as it proceeds from its origin; successive bifurcation
Division into two; especially, the division of a class into two subclasses opposed to each other by contradiction, as the division of the term man into white and not white
Division or distribution of genera into two species; division into two subordinate parts
being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses; "the dichotomy between eastern and western culture
If there is a dichotomy between two things, there is a very great difference or opposition between them. There is a dichotomy between the academic world and the industrial world. dichotomies the difference between two things or ideas that are completely opposite dichotomy between
In astronomy, a configuration of three bodies so that they form a right triangle; specifically, such a configuration in the solar system with the sun at the apex of the 90° angle
A twofold division or distinction, especially one between mutually exclusive things While a trichotomy cuts things in threes, a dichotomy cuts them in two
The teaching that a human consists of two parts: body and soul Sometimes the soul is also referred to as spirit (See Trichotomy)
being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses; "the dichotomy between eastern and western culture"