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What (who) is division - definition
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Divisions; Division (disambiguation); Divider; Divider (disambiguation); Division (motion); Division (motions); Divide (motion); Divide (motions); Division (CTA); Division (album); Division (CTA station); Division (song)
division
(divisions)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
The division of a large unit into two or more distinct parts is the act of separating it into these parts.
...the unification of Germany, after its division into two states at the end of World War Two.
N-UNCOUNT: oft with poss, oft N into pl-n
2.
The division of something among people or things is its separation into parts which are distributed among the people or things.
The current division of labor between workers and management will alter.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n among/between pl-n
3.
Division is the arithmetical process of dividing one number into another number.
I taught my daughter how to do division at the age of six.
? multiplication
N-UNCOUNT
4.
A division is a significant distinction or argument between two groups, which causes the two groups to be considered as very different and separate.
The division between the prosperous west and the impoverished east remains.
= divide
N-VAR: oft N between/among pl-n
5.
In a large organization, a division is a group of departments whose work is done in the same place or is connected with similar tasks.
...the bank's Latin American division.
N-COUNT: usu supp N
6.
A division is a group of military units which fight as a single unit.
Several armoured divisions are being moved from Germany.
N-COUNT: usu supp N
7.
In some sports, such as football, baseball, and basketball, a division is one of the groups of teams which make up a league. The teams in each division are considered to be approximately the same standard, and they all play against each other during the season.
N-COUNT: usu supp N
Division
·noun That which divides or keeps apart; a partition.
II. Division ·noun One of the groups into which a fleet is divided.
III. Division ·noun The separation of a genus into its constituent species.
IV. Division ·noun Two or more brigades under the command of a general officer.
V. Division ·noun The distribution of a discourse into parts; a part so distinguished.
VI. Division ·noun Difference of condition; state of distinction; distinction; contrast.
VII. Division ·noun Two companies of infantry maneuvering as one subdivision of a battalion.
VIII. Division ·noun Disunion; difference in opinion or feeling; discord; variance; alienation.
IX. Division ·noun The portion separated by the divining of a mass or body; a distinct segment or section.
X. Division ·noun The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation.
XI. Division ·noun One of the larger districts into which a country is divided for administering military affairs.
XII. Division ·noun Separation of the members of a deliberative body, ·esp. of the Houses of Parliament, to ascertain the vote.
XIII. Division ·noun A course of notes so running into each other as to form one series or chain, to be sung in one breath to one syllable.
XIV. Division ·noun A grade or rank in classification; a portion of a tribe or of a class; or, in some recent authorities, equivalent to a subkingdom.
XV. Division ·noun The process of finding how many times one number or quantity is contained in another; the reverse of multiplication; also, the rule by which the operation is performed.
division
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1. the action or process of dividing or being divided.
the separation of members of a legislative body into groups to vote for or against a bill.
2. each of the parts into which something is divided.
a major section of an organization.
a number of teams or competitors grouped together in a sport for competitive purposes.
Botany a principal taxonomic category that ranks above class and below kingdom, equivalent to the phylum in zoology.
Zoology any subsidiary category between major levels of classification.
3. a difference or disagreement between groups within a society, organization, etc.: a country with ethnic divisions.
4. the process of dividing one number by another.
Mathematics the process of dividing a matrix, vector, or other quantity by another under specific rules to obtain a quotient.
5. a partition.
Phrases
division of labour the assignment of different parts of a manufacturing process or task to different people in order to improve efficiency.
Examples of use of division
1. Six were assigned to the counterintelligence division and a seventh belonged to the counterterrorism division.
2. Richter of the Criminal Division and FBI Cyber Division Assistant Director Louis M.
3. This has cost the IDF at least three division commanders in recent years: Zvi Gendelman of the Golan Division, Shmuel Zakai of the Gaza Division and Gal Hirsch of the Galilee Division.
4. Benjamin Mixon, commander of Multinational Division North and the 25th Infantry Division.
5. The nine were all paratrooper from the 82nd Airborne Division, the division said Tuesday.