division

noun

• 1the action of separating something into parts, or the process of being separated:the division of the land into small fields a gene that helps regulate cell division
• the distribution of something separated into parts:the division of his estates between the two branches of his family
• an instance of members of a legislative body separating into two groups to vote for or against a bill:the new clause was agreed without a division
• the action of splitting the roots of a perennial plant into parts to be replanted separately, as a means of propagation:the plant can also be easily increased by division in autumn
• Logic the action of dividing a wider class into two or more subclasses.

• 2disagreement between two or more groups, typically producing tension or hostility:a growing sense of division between north and south a country with ethnic and cultural divisions

• 3the process or skill of dividing one number by another. See also long division, short division.
• Mathematics the process of dividing a matrix, vector, or other quantity by another under specific rules to obtain a quotient.

• 4each of the parts into which something is divided:the main divisions of the book
• a major unit or section of an organization, typically one handling a particular kind of work:a retail division
• a group of army brigades or regiments:an infantry division
• a number of teams or competitors grouped together in a sport for competitive purposes according to such characteristics as ability, size, or geographic location:the team will finish in fifth place in Division One
• a part of a county, country, or city defined for administrative or political purposes:a licensing division of a district
• British a part of a county or borough forming a parliamentary constituency:he was MP for the Lancaster division of North Lancashire
• Botany a principal taxonomic category that ranks above class and below kingdom, equivalent to the phylum in zoology.
• Zoology any subsidiary category between major levels of classification.

• 5a partition that divides two groups or things:the villagers lived in a communal building and there were no solid divisions between neighbors