Division

**Prof. Dr. Sinsi** · 07-23-2012

division
noun1

an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"2

one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"[syn: part]3

the act or process of dividing4

an administrative unit in government or business5

discord that splits a group6

a league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA"[syn: class]7

(biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category8

(botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum9

a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings10

a group of ships of similar type11

an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed12

the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

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Prof. Dr. Sinsi	Division division noun1an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"2one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"[syn: part]3the act or process of dividing4an administrative unit in government or business5discord that splits a group6a league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA"[syn: class]7(biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category8(botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum9a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings10a group of ships of similar type11an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed12the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart