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noun
The act or result of dividing into partitions; an arrangement of partitions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
present participle and gerund of partition
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: division, partition, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: separation
Narrower terms: subdivision, septation, zoning
noun
an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: breakdown
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: analysis, analytic thinking
Narrower terms: resolution, resolving
History
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Across languages
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