The process of dividing something into two opposite or contradictory parts, American spelling.
Present participle of 'dichotomize,' from Greek 'dichotomia.' The '-ing' suffix creates the gerund and present participle forms showing ongoing action or process.
Cognitive scientists discovered that humans are naturally dichotomizing machines—our brains automatically sort information into binary categories, which is efficient but risky when the world is actually full of shades of gray.
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