Dichotomous \Di*chot"o*mous\, a. [L. dichotomos, Gr. ?; ? in
two, asunder + diate`mnein to cut.]
Regularly dividing by pairs from bottom to top; as, a
dichotomous stem. -- {Di*chot"o*mous*ly}, adv.
dichotomously
adv : in a dichotomous manner