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division

noun
/dɪˈvɪʒn̩/

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English divisioun, from Old French division, from Latin dīvīsiō, dīvīsiōnem, noun of process form from perfect passive participle dīvīsus (“divided”), from dīvidō (“divide”). Doublet of divisio.

  1. derived from divisio
  2. derived from division
  3. inherited from divisioun

Definitions

  1. The act or process of dividing anything.

  2. Each of the separate parts of something resulting from division.

  3. The process of dividing a number by another.

  4. ›+ 13 more definitions

    1. A calculation that involves this process.

      • I've got ten divisions to do for my homework.

    2. A formation, usually made up of two or three brigades.

    3. A usually high-level section of a large company or conglomerate.

    4. A rank below kingdom and above class, particularly used of plants or fungi, also…

      A rank below kingdom and above class, particularly used of plants or fungi, also (particularly of animals) called a phylum; a taxon at that rank.

      • Magnolias belong to the division Magnoliophyta.

    5. An optional rank subordinate to the infraclass and superordinate to the legion and cohort

      An optional rank subordinate to the infraclass and superordinate to the legion and cohort; a taxon at that rank.

    6. A disagreement

      A disagreement; a difference of viewpoint between two sides of an argument.

    7. A method by which a legislature is separated into groups in order to take a better…

      A method by which a legislature is separated into groups in order to take a better estimate of vote than a voice vote.

      • The House of Commons has voted to approve the third reading of the bill without a division. The bill will now progress to the House of Lords.

    8. A florid instrumental variation of a melody in the 17th and 18th centuries, originally…

      A florid instrumental variation of a melody in the 17th and 18th centuries, originally conceived as the dividing of each of a succession of long notes into several short ones.

    9. A set of pipes in a pipe organ which are independently controlled and supplied.

    10. A concept whereby a common group of debtors are only responsible for their proportionate…

      A concept whereby a common group of debtors are only responsible for their proportionate sum of the total debt.

    11. Any of the four major parts of a COBOL program source code.

    12. A lesson

      A lesson; a class.

    13. A parliamentary constituency.

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Derived

antidivision, asexual division, Burdwan division, cell division, cross-division, divisional, division algebra, divisionary, division bell, divisionism, divisionist, divisionless, division level, division of labor, division of labour, division ring, division sign, division table, division viol, division-viol, division violist, division-violist, divisome, equation division, equidivision, Euclidean division, fair division, first division, harmonic division, hyperdivision, infradivision, interdivision, intradivision, Jalpaiguri division, joy division, long division, Malda division, Medinipur division, minor civil division, misdivision · +18 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at division. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at division. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at division

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA