decachotomy

English

Etymology

From deca- +‎ -chotomy, after dichotomy.

Noun

decachotomy (countable and uncountable, plural decachotomies)

1. The division of one into ten separate but related parts.

Coordinate terms

• monochotomy (rare)
• dichotomy
• tetrachotomy
• pentachotomy
• hexachotomy
• octachotomy
• decachotomy
• polychotomy