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Noun
partition

1. something that divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another, especially a vertical structure that divides a room
2. a part of something that had been divided
3. the division of a country into two or more autonomous countries
4. computing a section of a hard disk separately formatted
5. set theory 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)

Translations
trans-top|section of a hard disk separately formatted
Czech: diskový oddíl m
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ttbc|Dutch: verdeling f

Derived terms
equipartition

Verb
to partition

1. To divide something into parts, sections or shares
2. To divide a region or country into two or more territories with separate political status
3. To separate or divide a room by a partition (ex. a wall), often use with off

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• 2007-10-11 20:13 - Mike Dillon - /* Noun */ attempt to add {{set theory}} definition

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