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partitions

/pɑrˈtɪʃənz/ /pərˈtɪʃənz/

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An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another.

Examples :

"The office space used temporary partitions to create individual cubicles for each employee. "

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A part of something that has been divided.

Examples :

"The office space was divided into small partitions to give each employee some privacy. "

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An approach to division in which one asks what the size of each part is, rather than (as in quotition) how many parts there are.

Examples :

"The baker calculated the partitions of the dough by weight, ensuring each loaf would be precisely 500 grams, rather than focusing on making a specific number of loaves. "

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The division of a territory into two or more autonomous ones.

Examples :

"The partitions of India and Pakistan in 1947 led to the creation of two new countries with independent governments. "

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A vertical structure that divides a room.

Examples :

"a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions"

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That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; boundary; dividing line or space.

Examples :

"The classroom partitions separate the different grade levels. "

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A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment.

Examples :

"The office used temporary partitions to create separate workspaces for each employee. "

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The severance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law.

Examples :

"The siblings agreed to the partitions of the inherited land, dividing it into three separate properties. "

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A section of a hard disk separately formatted.

Examples :

"I created three partitions on my new computer: one for the operating system, one for my games, and one for my personal documents. "

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A division of a database or one of its constituting elements such as tables into separate independent parts.

Examples :

"The large database of student records was divided into yearly partitions to improve search speed and manage the growing amount of data. "

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A collection of non-empty, disjoint subsets of a set whose union is the set itself (i.e. all elements of the set are contained in exactly one of the subsets).

Examples :

"The teacher created three partitions of the class: one group for reading, one for math, and one for art, ensuring every student was in only one group. "

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A musical score.

Examples :

"The choir director handed out the partitions to each singer before the rehearsal. "

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To divide something into parts, sections or shares

Examples :

"The teacher partitions the students into groups for the project. "

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To divide a region or country into two or more territories with separate political status

Examples :

"The United Nations voted to partition Palestine into separate Arab and Jewish states. "

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To separate or divide a room by a partition (ex. a wall), often use with off

Examples :

"The office workers partitioned off a section of the room to create a quiet space for phone calls. "

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