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dichotomic
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  1. (computing) Choosing between two anti-antithetical choices. Classification based upon two opposites.http://www.iop.org/EJ/abstract/0305-4470/27/14/016
  2. (botany) : That system of classification which pertains to two opposite criteria.http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/e02/02.htm
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The http://www.nist.gov/dads/ NIST Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures defines dichotomous search as: "Search by selecting between two distinct alternatives (dichotomies) at each step." Etymology: This term is an adjective derived from the noun dichotomy.

     
 
  

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