division

/dɪˈvɪʒən/
noun
  1. The act or process of separating something into parts or groups.
    • The division of the pizza into eight slices was fair.
    • Cell division is how living things grow and repair themselves.
    • The teacher asked for a division of the class into two teams.
  2. Disagreement or difference of opinion that causes a group to split.
    • The debate caused a deep division in the community.
    • The team's division over the new rule hurt their performance.
    • There is a division between the older and younger members of the club.
  3. A section or part of a larger organization, company, or system.
    • The hospital's pediatric division treats children.
    • The company's software division released a new app.
    • She works in the marketing division of the company.
  4. The mathematical operation of finding how many times one number is contained in another.
    • He used division to split the total cost among the five friends.
    • In math class, we learned long division.
    • The division of 20 by 4 gives 5.
  5. A line or boundary that separates things.
    • There is a clear division between the rich and poor neighborhoods.
    • The river forms a natural division between the two states.
    • A fence marked the division between the yards.
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