bipartite
UK /baɪˈpɑː.taɪt/ · US /baɪˈpɑɹ.taɪt/ adjective
- adjective Having two parts (two principal or main parts).
- adjective (of an agreement or contract) Having two participants; joint.
- adjective (botany, of leaves) Divided into two at the base.
- adjective (graph theory, of a graph) Having vertices that can be divided into two independent sets (see bigraph)
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Etymology
From Latin bipartītus (“bisected”), perfect passive participle of bipartiō (“to divide into two parts, bisect”). By surface analysis, bi- + part + -ite.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Being in two parts; having two correspondent parts, as a legal contract or writing, one for each party; shared by two; as, a bipartite treaty.
- adjective Divided into two parts almost to the base, as a leaf; consisting of two parts or subdivisions. Gray.
Etymology [L. bipartitus, p. p. of bipartire; bis twice + partire. See Partite.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “bipartite”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details