dichotomy

English - Turkish

Definition of dichotomy in English Turkish dictionary: {i} ikiye ayrılma; {i} çatallanma; {i} iki karşıt gruba bölünme; (Tıp) Çatallı olma, iki kısma bölünmüş olma; (Politika, Siyaset) ihtilaf; (Politika, Siyaset) fikir anlaşmazlığı; ikili karşıtlık; ikiye ayırma; ayrılma; bölünme; ikiye bölme; dikotomi; ikilik; Birbirlerinden tamamen farklı iki şey ya da düşünce arasındaki fark; (Diş Hekimliği) iki eşit parçaya kesilip ayırma; çatallı olma; ay; Merkür veya Venüs kursunun yarısının ışıklı olması; (Dilbilim) ikili yapı; ikilik özelliği
classical dichotomy: klasik ikilem

English - English

Definition of dichotomy in English English dictionary: 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; The place where a stem or vein is forked; A cutting in two; a division; 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; conditions perceived as polar extremes or opposites; an either-or perspective; {n} a division into two parts; 1. A division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities.2. The process or practice of making such a division; A difference between two completely opposite ideas or things
There is often a dichotomy between what politicians say and what they do.; The concept that a person is made up of a body and a soul, or a body and a spirit; seeing things as two-sided and nothing more; 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"; {i} separation into two parts; The exact half-phase of Mercury, Venus or the Moon; antiquated polarize litigants synonymously; That phase of the moon in which it appears bisected, or shows only half its disk, as at the quadratures; division into two, usually opposing, parts or opinions Also known as binary opposition; division into two parts or kinds
false dichotomy: A situation in which two alternative points of views are presented as the only options, whereas others are available
dichotomies: plural of dichotomy