dichotomous

1. 1.

   divided or dividing into two sharply distinguished parts or classifications

   Similardivided

Questions about dichotomous

What does dichotomous mean?

dichotomous means "divided or dividing into two sharply distinguished parts or classifications".

How many syllables are in dichotomous?

dichotomous has 4 syllables: di-cho-to-mous. The stress falls on "cho".

Is dichotomous a common word?

dichotomous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.