polytomous

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Subdivided into many parts.
2. adjective Of a variable: having more than two categories.

Similar words

pluripartite polyphyllous pentamerous polycladous triparted multifoliate polymerous polygamian polytomic ditrichotomous

Often followed by

logistic items variables irt data item response models logit dependent