Segregation may refer to:

Separation of people

* Geographical segregation, rates of two or more populations which are not homogenous throughout a defined space * School segregation * Housing segregation * Racial segregation, separation of humans into racial groups in daily life ** Racial segregation in the United States, a specific period in U.S. history * Religious segregation, the separation of people according to their religion * Residential segregation, the physical separation of two or more groups into different neighbourhoods * Sex segregation, the physical, legal, and cultural separation of people according to their biological sex * Occupational segregation, the distribution of people based upon demographic characteristics, most often gender, both across and within occupations and jobs * Age segregation, separation of people based on their age and may be observed in many aspects of some societies * Health segregation. Segregation by health condition.

Separation of objects

* Segregation in materials, enrichment of a material constituent at a free surface or an internal interface of a material * Particle segregation, tendency of particulate solids to segregate by size, density, shape, and other properties * Magnetic-activated cell sorting, a method for separation of various cell populations depending on their surface antigens

Other uses

* Segregate (taxonomy), created when a taxon is split off from another taxon * Chromosome segregation, the process that occurs during cell division whereby chromosomes separate and migrate to opposite ends of the cell * Mendel's law of segregation, observation in Mendelian inheritance that each parent passes only one allele to its offspring * Security segregation, regulatory rules requiring that customer assets be held separate from assets of a brokerage firm, on the broker's books * Segregated cycle facilities, marked lanes, tracks, shoulders and paths designated for use by bicyclists * Trail segregation, the practice of designating certain trails as having a specific preferred or exclusive use

Separation of people

Separation of objects

Other uses

See also