What is division into two; especially, the division of a class into two subclasses opposed to each other by contradiction, as the division of the term man into white and not white called?
dichotomy — (Logic) Division into two; especially, the division of a class into two subclasses opposed to each other by contradiction, as the division of the term man into white and not white. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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