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PARTITION
division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation
(noun) the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
partition, divider
(noun) a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
partition
(noun) (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism
partition
(noun) (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit
partition, zone
(verb) separate or apportion into sections; “partition a room off”
partition, partition off
(verb) divide into parts, pieces, or sections; “The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
partition (countable and uncountable, plural partitions)
An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another.
A part of something that has been divided.
(math) An approach to division in which one asks what the size of each part is, rather than (as in quotition) how many parts there are.
The division of a territory into two or more autonomous ones.
A vertical structure that divides a room.
That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; boundary; dividing line or space.
A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment.
(legal) The severance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law.
(computing) A section of a hard disk separately formatted.
(databases) A division of a database or one of its constituting elements such as tables into separate independent parts.
(set theory) A collection of non-empty, disjoint subsets of a set whose union is the set itself (i.e. all elements of the set are contained in exactly one of the subsets).
(music) A musical score.
Usage notes
• (set theory): The elements of the collection are sometimes called the blocks or parts of the partition.
Synonyms
• dismemberment
Verb
partition (third-person singular simple present partitions, present participle partitioning, simple past and past participle partitioned)
(transitive)
To divide something into parts, sections or shares
To divide a region or country into two or more territories with separate political status
To separate or divide a room by a partition (ex. a wall), often use with off
Synonyms
• dismember
Source: Wiktionary
Par*ti"tion, n. Etym: [F. partition, L. partitio. See Part, v.]
1. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom. And good from bad find no partition. Shak.
2. That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; separating boundary; dividing line or space; specifically, an interior wall dividing one part or apartment of a house, an inclosure, or the like, from another; as, a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions. No sight could pass Betwixt the nice partitions of the grass. Dryden.
3. A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment. [R.] "Lodged in a small partition." Milton.
4. (Law.)
Definition: The servance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law.
5. (Mus.)
Definition: A score. Partition of numbers (Math.), the resolution of integers into parts subject to given conditions. Brande & C.
Par*ti"tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Partitioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Partitioning.]
1. To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs.
2. To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to partition a house. Uniform without, though severally partitioned within. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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