partitioning

Noun
US[pahr-tish-uh-ning]/pɑrˈtɪʃənɪŋ/4 syllables
Synonyms: breakdowndivisionpartitionsegmentationsectionalizationsectionalisation

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. an analysis into mutually exclusive categoriesSynonyms: breakdownType of analysis, analytic thinkingKinds resolution, resolving
  2. the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apartSynonyms: divisionpartitionsegmentationsectionalizationsectionalisationType of separationKinds subdivision, septation, zoning

Related words partition verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

partitioning noun

An analysis into mutually exclusive categories. Syn. — breakdown.

2. Separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart. Syn. — division, partition, segmentation, subdivision.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5

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