Division

Division or divider may refer to:

Mathematics

• Division (mathematics), the inverse of multiplication
• Division algorithm, a method for computing the result of mathematical division

Science

• Cell division, the process in which biological cells multiply
• Division (horticulture), a method of vegetative plant propagation, or the plants created by using this method
• Continental divide, the geographical term for separation between watersheds
• Division, a biological classification for plants or fungi, equivalent to phylum

Society

• Administrative division, also known as a country subdivision
• Census division, an official term in Canada and the United States
• Diairesis, Plato's method of definition by division
• Division (business), of a business entity is a distinct part of that business but the primary business is legally responsible for all of the obligations and debts of the division
• Division (country subdivision), a name for a subsidiary state or prefecture of a country
• Division (sport), a group of teams in organised sport who compete for a divisional title
• Division (military), a formation typically consisting of 10,000 to 20,
  • Division of the assembly, a type of formally recorded vote by assembly members
  • Division of a question, to split a question into two or more questions
• Partition (politics), the process of changing national borders or separating political entities
• Police division, a large territorial unit of the British police

Places

• Division (CTA North Side Main Line station), a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's North Side Main Line, which is now part of the Brown Line
• Division (CTA station), a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line
• Division Mountain
• Division Range

Other uses

• Beam compass or dividers
• Divider caliper, a measuring tool
• Divider, a central reservation in Bangladesh
• Divisions of the field, a concept in heraldry
• Division (music), a type of ornamentation or variation found in early music
• Division (logical fallacy), when one reasons logically that something true of a thing must also be true of all or some of its parts
• Divider in Schenkerian music analysis, see entry on Glossary of Schenkerian analysis#D

See also

• All pages beginning with "Division"
• All pages with titles containing Division
• Dividend, payments made by a corporation to its shareholder members
• Segmentation (disambiguation)
• Subdivision (disambiguation)
• Divide (disambiguation)
• Section (disambiguation)
• Partition (disambiguation)
• Split (disambiguation)
• Div (disambiguation)
• Compartment (disambiguation)
• Segment (disambiguation)