DICHOTOMIES Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word dichotomies. (close relations)
Definition of DICHOTOMIES
Best Alternative Words for DICHOTOMIES
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| conflicts | nounn | |||||||
noun • an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) • opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings • a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war • a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests • an incompatibility of dates or events • opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot) • a disagreement or argument about something important verb • be in conflict • go against, as of rules and laws | ||||||||
| contradictions | nounn | |||||||
noun • opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas • (logic) a statement that is necessarily false • the speech act of contradicting someone | ||||||||
| contrasts | nounn | |||||||
noun • the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared • the act of distinguishing by comparing differences • a conceptual separation or distinction • the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors • the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness) verb • put in opposition to show or emphasize differences • to show differences when compared; be different | ||||||||
| differences | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being unlike or dissimilar • a variation that deviates from the standard or norm • a disagreement or argument about something important • a significant change • the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend | ||||||||
| discrepancies | nounn | |||||||
noun • a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions • an event that departs from expectations | ||||||||
| distinctions | nounn | |||||||
noun • a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes • high status importance owing to marked superiority • a distinguishing difference between similar things or people • an honor awarded to someone in recognition of achievement or superiority | ||||||||
| divergences | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of moving away in different direction from a common point • a variation that deviates from the standard or norm • an infinite series that has no limit • a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions | ||||||||
| divisions | nounn | |||||||
noun • an army unit large enough to sustain combat • one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole • the act or process of dividing • an administrative unit in government or business • discord that splits a group • a league ranked by quality • (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category • (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum • a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings • a group of ships of similar type • an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed • the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart | ||||||||
| dualities | nounn | |||||||
noun • being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses • (physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory • (geometry) the interchangeability of the roles of points and planes in the theorems of projective geometry | ||||||||
| oppositions | nounn | |||||||
noun • the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with • the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected • the relation between opposed entities • the act of hostile groups opposing each other • a contestant that you are matched against • a body of people united in opposing something • a direction opposite to another • an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force) | ||||||||
| paradoxes | nounn | |||||||
noun • (logic) a statement that contradicts itself | ||||||||
| duality | nounn | |||||||
noun • being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses • (physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory • (geometry) the interchangeability of the roles of points and planes in the theorems of projective geometry | ||||||||
| partition | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) • (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit • (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism • the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart verb • divide into parts, pieces, or sections • separate or apportion into sections | ||||||||
| trichotomy | nounn | |||||||
noun • being threefold; a classification into three parts or subclasses | ||||||||
