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division

division

107 2.9
The process of making something into parts or equal parts in math
  • noun
  • /dɪˈvɪʒən/
translation icon : división
  • The committee discussed the division of resources to make sure every department received what it needed.
  • division of labor
  • multiplication and division
  • cell division

Hundreds, hundreds of thousands of cell divisions per second in our bodies.

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Examples

  • The team worked together to ensure a fair division of the project tasks among all members.

  • With the division of labor so neatly divided and both of them willing to stay in their designated roles, I'm convinced...

  • God looking on the light, saw that it was good and he made a division between the light and the dark.

  • It's called the division of labor.

  • No wonder they call it "long division."

  • These divisions of time are purely arbitrary.

  • So today's theme is all about division of Labor.

  • It's been a challenge for us, but by trial and experience, I believe we have achieved a sensible division of labour and a good balance between our individual and joint interests.

  • The map divides the world into habitable and uninhabitable parts, a division likely borrowed from Macrobius.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In mathematics class, we learned how to perform a division operation to find the quotient of two numbers.

Synonyms

partition
vsdivision
20 4.3

Dividing something into separate parts, often with a border

covers separation more generally, not only by barriers
subdivision
vsdivision
10 3.7

The act of splitting something already split into smaller parts

refers to the original general act of making parts
separation
vsdivision
8 3.2

The act of putting things into different groups

covers both physical acts and abstract sorting actions
branching
vsdivision
8 3.4

The action of one thing dividing into parts that spread out

is the general process of making parts, not shaped like branches
cleavage
vsdivision
4 4.9

A split into parts along natural lines, for example in rocks or cells

is the active process of creating such split states
segmentation
vsdivision
3 6.1

Dividing something into separate parts

is the general process not limited to analytical splitting
partitioning
vsdivision
3 6.0

Dividing something into parts or groups

is the more general idea of separating into parts
1 8.0

Dividing something into separate parts to keep things organized

is the general separation idea without the organizational aim
modularization
vsdivision
  • Specialized
1 7.0

To divide something into separate parts that work on their own

is the simple act of making parts regardless of independence
scission
vsdivision
1 9.8

The cutting or splitting of something into parts

is the neutral term for making parts without implied force
bisection
vsdivision
1 7.3

To divide something into two equal parts

is a general separating action not restricted to equal halves
sectionalization
vsdivision
8.8

A process of dividing something into separate parts to make it easier to manage

is wider, applying to any form of making parts
splitting
vsdivision
3.4

The act of dividing something into parts or groups

is the broad term for creating parts, not only breaking
subclassification
vsdivision
  • Specialized
7.2

A smaller group within a larger group that helps organize similar things

is broader, applying to initial and general acts of making parts
fractionalization
vsdivision
  • Specialized
9.0

The breaking of a group or society into smaller, competing groups

is the neutral act of separating without suggesting competition
dichotomization
vsdivision
9.9

The act of dividing something into two clearly different groups

is more general, allowing parts in any number
bipartition
vsdivision
8.6

A division of something into two separate parts

is the broader notion that can create any number of parts

Antonyms

553 2.3

A mixture of things or parts that form one thing

A way in math to find the total of equal groups

Compounds

cell division
  • Specialized
5 2.8

A cell splits to make two new cells for growth or repair

A way to divide one number by another by writing each step

A level in a sports league below the top one where teams are weaker

cellular division
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A process in which a cell splits to make two or more new cells for growth and reproduction

A region like a state or district that a government uses to run local services

The part of a company that works to get customers for its products or services

1 5.5

A quick way to divide numbers in your head with little writing

benthic division
  • Specialized
9.9

The part of a body of water that includes the sea floor and nearby shore areas

A way of sorting things into groups using two or more features at the same time

division Protista
  • Specialized
8.2

A group of mostly single-celled living things with cells that have a nucleus, like slime molds and some algae

9.9

A former group of plants like ferns that have tubes and make spores not seeds

division Rhodophyta
  • Specialized
8.6

A large group of red seaweeds that grow mainly in the sea near the shore

9.9

An old scientific name for blue-green algae now called cyanobacteria

division Anthophyta
  • Specialized
8.8

A group of flowering plants that make seeds inside a fruit

A group of single-celled life forms different from bacteria and from animals and plants

division Bryophyta
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of small plants that do not make flowers, like mosses, liverworts and hornworts

9.9

A group of mostly freshwater microscopic algae with yellow or brown color

9.3

A group of bacteria like blue-green algae that make food from sunlight and live in water and soil

8.4

A large group of single-celled living things that have rigid cell walls

division Euglenophyta
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of small, free-swimming algae that move with a tail and live in fresh water

division Eumycota
  • Specialized
9.6

A main group of fungi like mushrooms and molds that have cells with walls made of chitin

9.9

An old scientific group for organisms where a fungus lives with algae or blue-green bacteria

division Phaeophyta
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of brown seaweeds like kelp used in some biology classifications

The part of a company that plans and runs ads

air division
  • Jargon
4.9

A group in the United States Air Force that has two or more wings and controls them

form division
  • Archaic
9.9

An old artificial group that scientists used to sort plants

naval division
  • Specialized
5.8

A group of similar warships that form a unit in a navy

A main United States Navy group that designs and tests aircraft and missiles

reduction division
  • Specialized
6.1

A type of cell division that makes four sex cells, each with half the chromosomes

An area set up for local government, like a region or district

word division
  • Specialized
4.3

Separating a word into parts when it breaks at the end of a line in writing

How Complete

dissection
  • Specialized
17 6.3
division
107 2.9
partition
20 4.3
separation
89 2.6
to split
513 1.3

Surface Forms

division singular
divisions plural

Morphology

division = divide (transparent) = divide + ion

This sense is the prototypical 'action or result' formed by the deverbal noun '-ion' from 'divide', so it is transparent.

Etymology

Division comes from the verb divide, which means 'to separate' or 'share into parts'. So division can mean the act of separating things or the math operation of sharing numbers into equal parts.