Definitions

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  • noun Division of a whole into four parts.
  • noun logic Quaternary classification.
  • noun tetralemma

Etymologies

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From τέτραχα (tetrakha, "quadripartite") + τόμος (tomos, "slice”, “piece") (from τέμνω (temnō, "I cut")).

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