octachotomy

English

Etymology

From octa- +‎ -chotomy, after dichotomy.

Noun

octachotomy (countable and uncountable, plural octachotomies)

1. (rare) The division of one into eight separate but related parts.

Coordinate terms

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