division

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /dɪˈvɪʒən/

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Noun

Singular division

Plural divisions

Division sign (arithmetic)

1. Division is the act of dividing a whole thing into parts.

   The division of the pie by the children happened with very little fighting.

2. (uncountable) Division is the process or calculation of dividing a number by another number.

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

3. (countable) Divisions are the parts of something after division.

   There are four divisions (or sections) in a classical pas de deux.

4. (countable) A division is a large military unit (group of soldiers)
5. (countable) A division is a section of a large company.

   This division of GenericTech specializes in the manufacturing of routers.

6. When scientists are grouping kinds of animals, a division is a kind of group (Latin divisio) below kingdom and above class.

   Magnolias belong to the division Magnoliophyta.

7. (countable) A division is a difference of viewpoint between two sides of an argument.

   There is a division in the Senate between politicians who support abortions and politicians who do not.

8. (countable) A division is a piece of music (melody), played with musical instruments, in the 17th and 18th centuries based on another piece.
9. (countable) A division is a set of pipes in a pipe organ.
10. (countable) A division is a concept where a common group of debtors (people who owe money) are only responsible for part of the total debt.

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