Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Division into two parts; separation or classification by dual or binary subdivision.
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- noun The act of
dichotomizing or the thingdichotomized ;classification
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- noun the act of dividing into two sharply different categories
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Examples
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What some experts call the "dichotomization" of foods -- their division into "good" and "bad" foods -- is a particular problem for many binge eaters, he adds.
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This dichotomization has been the hallmark of much of the business world.
Hamish McLennan: Making the Left- & Right-Brain Work Together: It's Good Business Hamish McLennan 2010
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Perfectionists, being drawn to reductiveness, dichotomization and rigidity, love labels.
Hillary Rettig: How Labeling and Hyperbole Sabotage Your Writing Productivity Hillary Rettig 2010
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Perfectionists, being drawn to reductiveness, dichotomization and rigidity, love labels.
Hillary Rettig: How Labeling and Hyperbole Sabotage Your Writing Productivity Hillary Rettig 2010
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Perfectionists, being drawn to reductiveness, dichotomization and rigidity, love labels.
Hillary Rettig: How Labeling and Hyperbole Sabotage Your Writing Productivity Hillary Rettig 2010
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This dichotomization has been the hallmark of much of the business world.
Hamish McLennan: Making the Left- & Right-Brain Work Together: It's Good Business Hamish McLennan 2010
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This dichotomization has been the hallmark of much of the business world.
Hamish McLennan: Making the Left- & Right-Brain Work Together: It's Good Business Hamish McLennan 2010
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That dichotomization is not just intellectually incoherent -- Blackwell tries to defend it, falls into a muddle, and for her pains gets called out by Scalzi for being "egregiously classist" -- but ultimately a trap not just for the MFA programs themselves but their students.
Hillary Rettig: A Million Exploited MFA's: How James Frey Benefits from MFA Programs' Willingness to Sell Out Their Students Hillary Rettig 2010
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This dichotomization has been the hallmark of much of the business world.
Hamish McLennan: Making the Left- & Right-Brain Work Together: It's Good Business Hamish McLennan 2010
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That dichotomization is not just intellectually incoherent -- Blackwell tries to defend it, falls into a muddle, and for her pains gets called out by Scalzi for being "egregiously classist" -- but ultimately a trap not just for the MFA programs themselves but their students.
Hillary Rettig: A Million Exploited MFA's: How James Frey Benefits from MFA Programs' Willingness to Sell Out Their Students Hillary Rettig 2010
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