dichotomous

• Beschreibt etwas, das in zwei verschiedene, oft gegensätzliche Teile oder Kategorien geteilt ist oder auf einer solchen Zweiteilung beruht.

Describes something that is divided or divided into two distinct, often contrasting, parts or classifications.

1. Divided into two partsC1formal

   Characterized by a division into two distinct, often opposing, parts or groups.

   Dichotomisch

   • The political system is often seen as dichotomous, split between left and right.
   • The study presented a dichotomous view of human behavior: either rational or emotional.
   • Nature is not always dichotomous; many things exist on a spectrum.

   Synonymebinarybipartitedivideddualsplittwo-parttwofold