dichotomy

dicotomía

División o diferencia clara entre dos grupos, ideas o cosas que suelen considerarse opuestos.

En inglés sencillo: A division or clear difference between two groups, ideas, or things, often treated as opposites.

• There is a dichotomy between work and leisure.
• That choice creates a false dichotomy.
• The film explores the dichotomy between rich and poor.

Cómo se usa: dichotomy between A and B (She questioned the dichotomy between art and science.)

Sinónimos: division, split

Expresiones frecuentes: false dichotomy, dichotomy between things, clear dichotomy

dicotomía, bifurcación

División de un tallo en crecimiento o un conducto del cuerpo en dos ramas, que puede repetirse.

En inglés sencillo: The splitting of a growing stem or body tube into two branches, sometimes happening repeatedly.

• The stem shows dichotomy near its tip.
• Repeated dichotomy gives the plant a forked shape.
• The diagram illustrates dichotomy of a vein.

Sinónimos: bifurcation, branching

Expresiones frecuentes: stem dichotomy, successive dichotomy, dichotomy of something