polytomy

[ puh-lit-uh-mee ]

noun

, plural po·lyt·o·mies.

1. the act or process of dividing into more than three parts.
2. the state or condition of being so divided.

Other Words From

• po·lyto·mous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of polytomy¹

First recorded in 1860–65; poly- + -tomy