Dichotomousness

/daɪˈkɒtəməsnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being dichotomous; the character of existing as or involving a division into two parts.

Etymology

From 'dichotomous' plus the noun suffix '-ness' (the quality or state of). This abstract noun emphasizes the fundamental nature of binary division.

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The dichotomousness of the on-off switch was so powerful that it revolutionized computing—but interestingly, modern quantum computers are trying to escape binary logic entirely by using quantum bits that are simultaneously 0 and 1.

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