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