partitioning

Noun
Synonyms: breakdowndivisionpartitionsegmentationsectionalizationsectionalisation

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. an analysis into mutually exclusive categoriesSynonyms: breakdown
  2. the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apartSynonyms: divisionpartitionsegmentationsectionalizationsectionalisation
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Partition \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. [1913 Webster]

2.To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to partition a house. [1913 Webster]

Uniform without, though severally partitioned within.— Bacon.[1913 Webster]
partitioning \partitioning\ n. An analysis into mutually exclusive categories.

Syn: breakdown. [WordNet 1.5]

2.Separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart.

Syn: division, partition, segmentation, subdivision. [WordNet 1.5]

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