heptachotomy

English

Etymology

From hepta- +‎ -chotomy, after dichotomy.

Noun

heptachotomy (countable and uncountable, plural heptachotomies)

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

Coordinate terms

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