trichotomous
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Definition of trichotomous
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Divided into three parts, or into threes; forking three ways.
“a trichotomous stem”
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adj
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(not-comparable)Divided into three parts, or into threes; forking three ways.
“a trichotomous stem”
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(not-comparable)Such that, for all x and y in X, and for a binary relation R, exactly one of xRy, yRx or x=y holds.
“> is a trichotomous relation, while the relation "divides" over the natural numbers is not.”
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Etymology
From trichotomy + -ous. Modelled on dichotomous.
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16 words7-letter words
28 words- CHRISOM 14 pts
- CHROMIS 14 pts
- CHROMOS 14 pts
- CHUTIST 12 pts
- COHORTS 12 pts
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- THORIUM 12 pts
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- CITROUS 9 pts
- OCTROIS 9 pts
- OUTMOST 9 pts
- TOURISM 9 pts
- TRICOTS 9 pts
- OUTROOT 7 pts
- RIOTOUS 7 pts
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- TOURIST 7 pts
6-letter words
72 words- CHIRMS 13 pts
- CHRISM 13 pts
- CHROMO 13 pts
- MOCHIS 13 pts
- SCHTUM 13 pts
- SMIRCH 13 pts
- SMOOCH 13 pts
- SMUTCH 13 pts
- CHIROS 11 pts
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- CHOIRS 11 pts
- CHORUS 11 pts
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- RHOTIC 11 pts
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5-letter words
82 words- CHIRM 12 pts
- CHUMS 12 pts
- HUMIC 12 pts
- MOCHI 12 pts
- MOOCH 12 pts
- MOUCH 12 pts
- MUCHO 12 pts
- MUTCH 12 pts
- OHMIC 12 pts
- SCHMO 12 pts
- CHIRO 10 pts
- CHIRU 10 pts
- CHITS 10 pts
- CHOIR 10 pts
- CHOTT 10 pts
- COHOS 10 pts
- COUTH 10 pts
- CRUSH 10 pts
- CUISH 10 pts
- HOCUS 10 pts
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- MIRTH 10 pts
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- MOTHS 10 pts
- MOUTH 10 pts
- MUSTH 10 pts
- ROTCH 10 pts
- CORMS 9 pts
- COSMO 9 pts
- MICRO 9 pts
- MUCOR 9 pts
- MUCRO 9 pts
- MUSIC 9 pts
- OSMIC 9 pts
- SCRIM 9 pts
- HOIST 8 pts
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- RUTHS 8 pts
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- OMITS 7 pts
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- OUTRO 5 pts
- RIOTS 5 pts
- ROOST 5 pts
- ROOTS 5 pts
- ROSTI 5 pts
- ROTIS 5 pts
- ROTOS 5 pts
- ROUST 5 pts
- ROUTS 5 pts
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