διχοτομία

dichotomia

dividing in two

Appears 8 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Physics 4
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Book I 1
Chapter 3 186a4–187a11

187a3
Book III 2
Chapter 7 207a33–208a4

207b11
207b14
Book VI 1
Chapter 9 239b5–240b7

239b22
Parts of Animals 3
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Book I 3
Chapter 3 642b21–644a11

643b13
643b25
644a9
Generation of Animals 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 10 777a32–778a12

777b22

Dictionary (LSJ)

διχοτομία, ἡ, A. dividing in two, of the moonʼs quarters, Arist. GA 777b22, Gem. 9.3, Simp. in Ph. 455.22; bisection, Theo Sm.p.184H. 2. point of bisection, Archim. Aequil. 1.6, al. b. point of division between wings of army, Ascl. Tact. 2.6. II. division into two parts (logically), dichotomy, Arist. PA 644a9, Iamb. Comm.Math. 1.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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