1. in a manner relating to or involving dichotomy; by means of dividing into two contrasting or opposite parts
Usage: technical; formal
2. in audiology and psychology, relating to the presentation of different stimuli to each ear simultaneously
Usage: technical; field-specific

Examples

• The argument was structured dichotically, presenting only two opposing viewpoints.
• In the dichotic listening task, researchers presented different words dichotically to test selective attention.
• The problem was analyzed dichotically, dividing the population into two distinct groups.
• Stimuli were presented dichotically during the neuroscience experiment to measure hemispheric processing.