Noun: dichotomization dI,kó-tu-mu'zey-shun or di,kó-tu-mu'zey-shun [N. Amer], dI,kó-tu-mI'zey-shun or di,kó-tu-mI'zey-shun [Brit]
- The act of dividing into two sharply different categories
"The dichotomization of the data into 'success' and 'failure' oversimplified the results";
- dichotomisation [Brit]
Derived forms: dichotomizations
Type of: division
Encyclopedia: Dichotomization