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partitioning

DEFINITIONS OF: partitioning

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

Synonyms:
division, partition, sectionalisation, sectionalization, segmentation
Types:
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
Type of:
separation
the act of dividing or disconnecting

n an analysis into mutually exclusive categories

Synonyms:
breakdown
Types:
resolution, resolving
analysis into clear-cut components
factoring, factorisation, factorization
(mathematics) the resolution of an entity into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original entity
diagonalisation, diagonalization
changing a square matrix to diagonal form (with all non-zero elements on the principal diagonal)
Type of:
analysis, analytic thinking
the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
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