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δῐχο-τομία

dichotomia · ἡ

dividing in two

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What it meant

δῐχο-τομία · dicho-tomia — LSJ

dividing in two, bisection

dividing in two, of the moonʼs quarters, Arist. GA 777b22, Gem. 9.3, Simp. in Ph. 455.22; bisection, Theo Sm. p.184H.

2 point of bisection

point of bisection, Archim. Aequil. 1.6, al.

b point of division

point of division between wings of army, Ascl. Tact. 2.6.

II division into two parts, dichotomy

division into two parts (logically), dichotomy, Arist. PA 644a9, Iamb. Comm.Math. 1.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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