Polychotomy

For other uses, see polytomy.

A polychotomy (päl′i kät′ə mē; plural polychotomies) is a division or separation into many parts or classes. Polychotomy is a generalization of dichotomy, which is a polychotomy of exactly two parts. In evolutionary biology, the term polychotomy can also be considered a historically based misspelling of polytomy.

See also

• Polychotomous key

External links

Examples of usage

• Another Approach to Polychotomous Classification
• Polyclass: polychotomous regression and multiple classification
• The Development of a Hierarchical Polychotomous ADL-IADL Scale for Noninstitutionalized Elders
• Probabilistic Forecasting - A Primer
• Structured polychotomous machine diagnosis of multiple cancer types using gene expression