Division Definition & Meaning

division
noun
  1. an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"
  2. one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"
  3. the act or process of dividing
  4. an administrative unit in government or business
  5. discord that splits a group
  6. a league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA"
  7. (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
  8. (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
  9. a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings
  10. a group of ships of similar type
  11. an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
  12. the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

Synonyms for division

class noun

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

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part adv

in part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame

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partition noun

a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) (computer science) the part of

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partitioning noun

an analysis into mutually exclusive categories the act of dividing or partitioning

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section noun

a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section

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segmentation noun

(embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum the act of dividing or partitioning

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subdivision noun

an area composed of subdivided lots the act of subdividing

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variance noun

an event that departs from expectations discord that splits a group the second moment around the mean

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"Division" in song lyrics

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  • "Rainbow coalition hold spots, top division"
    1.4.0. Productions f/ Othorized F.A.M. — Staten Islanders
  • "CCF and Division"
    60 Second Assassin f/ C.C.F. Division, La the Darkman, Prodigal Sunn, RZA, Timbo King — War Zone (Remix)
  • "9th Prince and my man Division"
    9th Prince — Concrete Jungle

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Frequently asked questions

What does division mean?
an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve" one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" the act or process of dividing an administrative unit in government or business discord that splits a group a league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years
What part of speech is division?
Division is a noun.
How many definitions does division have?
Division has 12 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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