Trichotomous

Adjective

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Definitions

1.AdjectiveDivided into three parts, or into threes; forking three ways.

2.AdjectiveSuch that, for all x and y in X, and for a binary relation R, exactly one of xRy, yRx or x=y holds.

"> is a trichotomous relation, while the relation "divides" over the natural numbers is not."

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