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polychotomy

(definition)

Definition: Division into many distinct classifications.

See also dichotomic search.

Note: Compare "dichotomy": a division into two distinct, contrasting classes. The term is used in the area of machine learning (artificial intelligence).

Author: PEB


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Paul E. Black, "polychotomy", in Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed. 24 January 2005. (accessed TODAY) Available from: https://www.nist.gov/dads/HTML/polychotomy.html