division

noun

  1. 1

    the act or process of dividing

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

    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

  5. 5

    discord that splits a group

  6. 6

    an army unit large enough to sustain combat

    two infantry divisions were held in reserve

  7. 7

    a group of ships of similar type

  8. 8

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

  9. 9

    an administrative unit in government or business

  10. 10

    (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

  11. 11

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

  12. 12

    a league ranked by quality

    he played baseball in class D for two years

    Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA

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