polychotomousadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɒlɪˈkɒtəməs/, U.S.

/ˌpɑliˈkɑdəməs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poly- comb. form, dichotomous adj., trichotomous adj.

Etymology: < poly- comb. form + -chotomous (in dichotomous adj., trichotomous adj.). Compare polytomous adj.The first element of dichotomous adj., trichotomous adj. has been misinterpreted as di- prefix¹, tri- comb. form, respectively (rather than Greek διχο- dicho- comb. form, τρίχα : see tricho- comb. form²), and then replaced by poly- comb. form.

Science.

Divided, or involving division, into many (or more than two) parts.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > plurality > [adjective] > divided into several parts

multipartite1656

multifid1731

polychotomous1858

1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Polychotomus, applied to a body that is divided into numerous articulations..: polychotomous.

1929 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 16 831 (caption) Polychotomous branching of a colony.

1990 Internat. Jrnl. Epidemiol. 19 799/2 For dichotomous, polychotomous and time-to-event outcome variables.., the appropriate approaches are still in the development stage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polychotomous
释义	polychotomousadj. Brit. /ˌpɒlɪˈkɒtəməs/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈkɑdəməs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poly- comb. form, dichotomous adj., trichotomous adj. Etymology: < poly- comb. form + -chotomous (in dichotomous adj., trichotomous adj.). Compare polytomous adj.The first element of dichotomous adj., trichotomous adj. has been misinterpreted as di- prefix¹, tri- comb. form, respectively (rather than Greek διχο- dicho- comb. form, τρίχα : see tricho- comb. form²), and then replaced by poly- comb. form. Science. Divided, or involving division, into many (or more than two) parts. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > plurality > [adjective] > divided into several parts multipartite1656 multifid1731 polychotomous1858 1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Polychotomus, applied to a body that is divided into numerous articulations..: polychotomous. 1929 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 16 831 (caption) Polychotomous branching of a colony. 1990 Internat. Jrnl. Epidemiol. 19 799/2 For dichotomous, polychotomous and time-to-event outcome variables.., the appropriate approaches are still in the development stage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1858
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