trichotomy

• A total or linear order is one which has the trichotomy property: for any x, —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
• Apparently, the coelacanth, lungfish, and tetrapod lineages diverged within such a short time interval that at this level of analysis, their relationships appear to be an irresolvable trichotomy. —  Evolution News & Views
• Dichotomy should never be preferred to trichotomy, as both signify lack of freedom for the Afar Land. —  American Chronicle
• We argue that the temporal trichotomy of prediction, action and recollection is central to these misperceptions: People predict that they will behave more ethically than they actually do, and when evaluating past (un) ethical behavior, they believe they behaved more ethically than they actually did. —  HBS Working Knowledge
• This controversial aspect of judicial responsibilities demonstrates the interplay in the trichotomy of legal philosophy, jurisprudence and jurisprudential temperament. —  ADF Alliance Alert

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