hexachotomy

noun

hexachotomy

noun

Etymology From hexa- + -chotomy, after dichotomy, or from Ancient Greek ἑξαχῇ (hexakhēî, “in six ways”).

1

The division of one into six separate but related parts.

Coordinate terms
monochotomy, dichotomy, tetrachotomy, pentachotomy, heptachotomy, octachotomy, decachotomy, polychotomy

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