A trichotomy can refer to:
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Law of trichotomy
In mathematics, the law of trichotomy states that every real number is either positive, negative, or zero.[ ...](_blank)
, a mathematical law that every real number is either positive, negative, or zero
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Trichotomy theorem, in finite group theory
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Trichotomy (jazz trio), Australian jazz band, collaborators with
Danny Widdicombe on a 2019 album
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Trichotomy (philosophy)
A trichotomy is a three-way classificatory division. Some philosophers pursued trichotomies.
History
Important trichotomies discussed by Aquinas include the causal principles (agent, patient, act), the potencies for the intellect (imagination ...
, series of three terms used by various thinkers
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Trichotomy (speciation)
Speciation is the evolutionary process by which populations evolve to become distinct species. The biologist Orator F. Cook coined the term in 1906 for cladogenesis, the splitting of lineages, as opposed to anagenesis, phyletic evolution within ...
, three groups from a common ancestor, where it is unclear or unknown in what chronological order the three groups split
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Trichotomous or 3-forked branching in botany
See also
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Tripartite (disambiguation)
Tripartite means composed of or split into three parts, or refers to three parties. Specifically, it may also refer to any of the following:
* 3 (number)
* Tripartite language
* Tripartite motto
* Tripartite System in British education
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Triune (disambiguation)
Triune may refer to:
* Trinity, the Godhead in Christianity
* Any of the triple deities
* Triune, Tennessee, an unincorporated town in the United States
* Triune, West Virginia, an unincorporated town in the United States
* Triune Peaks, three p ...
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