ID3

ID3 stands for Iterative Dichotomiser 3 and is named such because the algorithm iteratively (repeatedly) dichotomizes(divides) features into two or more groups at each step.

Addtional Consiterations

ID3 is the basis of C4.5, and is best used in natural language processing.

References

Decision Trees for Classification: ID3 Algorithm Explained. Towards Data Science. Link.