trichotomy

Etymology
From, from.

Noun

 * 1) Division or separation into three groups or pieces.
 * 2)  the property of an order relation whereby, given an ordered pair of elements (of a given algebraic structure), exactly one of these is true: the first element is 'less than' the second one, the second is 'less than' the first, or the two elements are equal.
 * 3) * Aliprantis, Border (2006), Infinite Dimensional Analysis: A Hitchhiker's Guide (3rd ed.), p. 6
 * [A linear order] obeys the following trichotomy law[.]

Related terms

 * dichotomy
 * trichotomous

Translations

 * Bulgarian: разделяне на три части
 * Finnish: kolmijako
 * French:
 * Greek:
 * Hindi: त्रिभाजन
 * Icelandic: þríflokkun
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 三分法
 * Persian: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: tricotomía