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par·ti·tion
I. \pärˈtishən, pə(r)ˈt-, pȧˈt-\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English particioun, from Middle French partition, from Latin partition-, partitio, from partitus (past participle of partire, partiri to divide) + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : the action of parting or the state of being parted : distribution, division, separation
< the exact partition of power among kings, lords, and commons — T.B.Macaulay >
< the partition of the world into the animate and the inanimate — W.R.Inge >
< the partition of available living space among members of the same … species — W.H.Dowdeswell >
b. : the severance voluntarily or by legal proceedings of common or undivided interests especially in real estate : a division into severalty of property held jointly or in common or the sale of such property by a court and the division of the proceeds
c.
(1) : the action of dividing an area forming a single governmental unit into two or more areas under separate authorities
< called for the partition of that country into independent Jewish and Arab states — Current Biography >
(2) : the condition or territorial and political organization resulting from such division
< the present partition of Germany into eastern and western regions — List of Books >
< conceived of a permanent partition of the continent in terms of the natural boundaries — R.W.Van Alstyne >
d. logic : analysis of a class into constituent subclasses
2.
a. : something that divides or separates : something by which different things or distinct parts of the same thing are separated; especially : an interior wall dividing one part of a structure (as a house, room, or enclosure) from another
< a huge space subdivided by light, movable partitions — Current Biography >
< in banquet halls … folding partitions are very popular — Sweet's Catalog Service >
b. : one of a set of paperboard sheets slotted and assembled in a case to form cells for holding and protecting goods or packages in shipment
3. : one of the parts into which a whole is divided (as a portion, section, or division)
< the fruit falls to the ground and splits into partitions — American Guide Series: Louisiana >
< the temple was divided into two noble partitions — Frances Brooke >
4. : partitur
II. transitive verb
(partitioned ; partitioned ; partitioning \-sh(ə)niŋ\ ; partitions)
1.
a. : to divide into parts or shares; specifically : divide (as an estate) into severalty
b. : to divide (as a country) into two or more territorial units having separate political status
< the foreign powers partitioned the whole country — Owen & Eleanor Lattimore >
< the former German capital was partitioned among the … allies — Saturday Review >
2. : to separate or divide into distinct parts by a partition (as a wall)
< partitioned the great hall into many cubicles >
— often used with off
< partition off a closet from the storage area >
III. noun
1. : any of the expressions that for a given positive integer consist of a sum of positive integers equal to the given integer
< 1 + 2 + 3 is a partition of 6 >
2. : the separation of a set (as the points of a line) into subsets such that every element belongs to one set and no two subsets have an element in common
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