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for partitioning
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Partition \Par*ti"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Partitioned; p.
pr. & vb. n. Partitioning.]
1. To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute;
as, to partition an estate among various heirs.
[1913 Webster]
2. To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as,
to partition a house.
[1913 Webster]
Uniform without, though severally partitioned
within. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
partitioning \partitioning\ n.
An analysis into mutually exclusive categories.
Syn: breakdown.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. Separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or
keeps apart.
Syn: division, partition, segmentation, subdivision.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
partitioning
n 1: an analysis into mutually exclusive categories [syn:
breakdown, partitioning]
2: the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the
creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart [syn:
division, partition, partitioning, segmentation,
sectionalization, sectionalisation]
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