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dichotomy
dichotomy Any variable which has only two categories. In theory these categories are meant to be mutually exclusive. The variable ‘sex’, with its two categories of ‘male’ and ‘female’, is a good example. There are numerous well-known examples of dichotomies in sociology: Tönnies's Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft, Durkheim's mechanical and organic solidarity, and so on. A variable with more than two categories is called a polytomy. Sometimes, in order to simplify analysis, polytomous variables are collapsed—the number of categories is reduced by merging adjacent codes—to a dichotomy.
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GORDON MARSHALL. "dichotomy." A Dictionary of Sociology. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. GORDON MARSHALL. "dichotomy." A Dictionary of Sociology. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O88-dichotomy.html GORDON MARSHALL. "dichotomy." A Dictionary of Sociology. 1998. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O88-dichotomy.html |
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di·chot·o·my / dīˈkätəmē/ • n. (pl. -mies) [usu. in sing.] a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different: a rigid dichotomy between science and mysticism. ∎ Bot. repeated branching into two equal parts. |
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"dichotomy." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dichotomy." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-dichotomy.html "dichotomy." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-dichotomy.html |
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dichotomy The moment when a planetary disk appears exactly half-illuminated by the Sun, as seen from Earth. The term is used exclusively for the planets Venus and Mercury; the same phase for the Moon is known as first quarter when it occurs between new Moon and full Moon, and last quarter when it occurs between full Moon and new Moon.
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"dichotomy." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dichotomy." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-dichotomy.html "dichotomy." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-dichotomy.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "dichotomy." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "dichotomy." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dichotomy.html T. F. HOAD. "dichotomy." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dichotomy.html |
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dichotomy
•fumy, gloomy, plumy, rheumy, roomie, roomy, spumy
•excuse-me • mushroomy • perfumy
•Brummie, chummy, crumby, crummy, dummy, gummy, lumme, mummy, plummy, rummy, scrummy, scummy, slummy, tummy, yummy
•academy • sodomy • blasphemy
•infamy
•bigamy, polygamy, trigamy
•endogamy, exogamy, heterogamy, homogamy, misogamy, monogamy
•hypergamy • alchemy • Ptolemy
•anomie • antinomy
•agronomy, astronomy, autonomy, bonhomie, Deuteronomy, economy, gastronomy, heteronomy, metonymy, physiognomy, taxonomy
•thingummy • Laramie • sesame
•blossomy
•anatomy, atomy
•hysterectomy, mastectomy, tonsillectomy, vasectomy
•epitome
•dichotomy, lobotomy, tracheotomy, trichotomy
•colostomy • bosomy
•squirmy, thermae, wormy
•taxidermy
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"dichotomy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dichotomy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-dichotomy.html "dichotomy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-dichotomy.html |
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