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par·ti·tion

(pär-tĭsh′ən)

a. The act or process of dividing something into parts.

b. The state of being so divided.

a. Something that divides or separates, as a lightweight wall dividing one room or cubicle from another.

b. A wall, septum, or other separating membrane in an organism.

3. A part or section into which something has been divided.

4. Division of a country into separate, autonomous nations.

5. Mathematics

a. An expression of a positive integer as a sum of positive integers.

b. The decomposition of a set into a family of disjoint sets.

6. Computers A section of storage space on a hard disk.

7. Law Division of property, especially real property, between co-owners into equivalent, separately owned portions or shares.

tr.v. par·ti·tioned, par·ti·tion·ing, par·ti·tions

1. To divide into parts, pieces, or sections.

2. To divide or separate by means of a partition: We partitioned off the alcove to make another bedroom.

3. To divide (a country) into separate, autonomous nations.

[Middle English particioun, from Old French partition, from Latin partītiō, partītiōn-, from partītus, past participle of partīre, to divide, from pars, part-, part; see part.]

par·ti′tion·er n.

par·ti′tion·ment n.

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Noun	1.	partitioning - an analysis into mutually exclusive categories breakdown analytic thinking, analysis - the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations resolving, resolution - analysis into clear-cut components
	2.	partitioning - the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart sectionalisation, sectionalization, segmentation, partition, division separation - the act of dividing or disconnecting subdivision - the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided septation - the division or partitioning of a cavity into parts by a septum zoning - dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc

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cloisonnement

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