division

di|vi|sion [ dı`vıʒn ] noun ***

▸ 1 separation into groups

▸ 2 disagreement

▸ 3 difference within group

▸ 4 part of organization

▸ 5 in mathematics

▸ 6 separation of cells

1. ) count or uncount the process of separating people or things into smaller groups or parts:

division of: Civil war eventually led to a permanent division of the country.

division of something into something: Many parents opposed the division of the classes into different sets.

a ) the process of separating something into smaller parts and sharing it among two or more people:

division of: the division of the land after the previous owner died

division of something between/among someone: a fair division of responsibilities among the members of the committee

2. ) count or uncount a disagreement between people, especially between people who belong to the same group:

The argument revealed deep divisions in the ranks of the Republican Party.

3. ) count a difference in the way that people within the same community or country live, how much money they have, how educated they are, etc.:

the growing division between rich and poor

4. ) count one of the parts into which a large organization is divided:

the company's electronics division

a ) a large section in a military force that consists of several smaller units:

armored divisions

b ) one of the groups of sports teams in a LEAGUE

5. ) count or uncount a calculation in mathematics of how many times a number is contained in a larger number

=> LONG DIVISION

6. ) count or uncount the process by which the cells in plants and animals divide to form new cells