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Mathematics

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Division (mathematics) Division is one of the four basic operations of arithmetic, the ways that numbers are combined to make new numbers. The other operations are addition, subtraction, and multiplication. At an elementary level the division of two natural number ...
, the inverse of multiplication * Division algorithm, a method for computing the result of mathematical division


Military

* Division (military), a formation typically consisting of 10,000 to 25,000 troops **
Divizion {{army units A divizion (dywizjon) (a word in several European languages, mostly Slavic) is a military unit in some armed branches, usually artillery and cavalry, being an equivalent of battalion. It should be distinguished from division, which ...
, a subunit in some militaries * Division (naval), a collection of warships


Science

* Cell division, the process in which biological cells multiply * Continental divide, the geographical term for separation between watersheds *
Division (biology) Division is a taxonomic rank in biological classification that is used differently in zoology and in botany. In botany and mycology, ''division'' refers to a rank equivalent to phylum. The use of either term is allowed under the International C ...
, used differently in botany and zoology * Division (botany), a taxonomic rank for plants or fungi, equivalent to phylum in zoology * Division (horticulture), a method of vegetative plant propagation, or the plants created by using this method * Division, a medical/surgical operation involving cutting and separation, see ICD-10 Procedure Coding System


Technology

* Beam compass, a compass with a beam and sliding sockets for drawing and dividing circles larger than those made by a regular pair of compasses *Divider caliper or compass, a caliper * Frequency divider, a circuit that divides the frequency of a clock signal


Society

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Administrative division Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...
, territory into which a country is divided * Census division, an official term in Canada and the United States * Diairesis, Plato's method of definition by division *
Division (business) A division, sometimes called a business sector or business unit (segment), is one of the parts into which a business, organization or company is divided. Overview Divisions are distinct parts of a business. If these divisions are all part of th ...
, of a business entity is a distinct part of that business but the primary business is legally responsible for all of the obligations and debts of the division * Division (political geography), a name for a subsidiary state or prefecture of a country * Division (sport), a group of teams in organised sport who compete for a divisional title *In parliamentary procedure: ** Division of the assembly, a type of formally recorded vote by assembly members ** Division of a question, to split a question into two or more questions * Partition (politics), the process of changing national borders or separating political entities * Police division, a large territorial unit of the British police


Places

* Division station (CTA North Side Main Line), a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's North Side Main Line * Division station (CTA Blue Line), a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, serving the Blue Line *
Division Mountain Division Mountain is located on the Continental Divide along the Alberta - British Columbia border of Canada. It also straddles the shared boundary of Banff National Park with Kootenay National Park in the Canadian Rockies. It was named in 191 ...
, on the Continental Divide along the Alberta - British Columbia border of Canada *
Division Range The Division Range is a mountain range in Humboldt County, Nevada. References Mountain ranges of Humboldt County, Nevada Mountain ranges of Nevada {{HumboldtCountyNV-geo-stub ...
, Humboldt County, Nevada


Music

* ''Division'' (10 Years album), 2008 * ''Division'' (The Gazette album), 2012 * ''Divisions'' (album), by Starset, 2019 * Division (music), a type of ornamentation or variation found in early music *Divider, as in Schenkerian music analysis, a consonant subdivision of a consonant interval *"Division", a song by Aly & AJ from '' Insomniatic'', 2007 *"Divider", a song by Scott Weiland from the album ''
12 Bar Blues (album) ''12 Bar Blues'' is the debut solo album from Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland. Its sound and style differ greatly from STP's previous releases. The design concept of the cover is a homage to the cover design of John Coltrane's '' Blue Tr ...
'', 1998


Other uses

*Divider, a
central reservation The median strip, central reservation, roadway median, or traffic median is the reserved area that separates opposing lanes of traffic on divided roadways such as divided highways, dual carriageways, freeways, and motorways. The term also ...
in Bangladesh * Division of the field, a concept in heraldry * Division (logical fallacy), when one reasons logically that something true of a thing must also be true of all or some of its parts * Tom Clancy's The Division, a multiplayer videogame by Ubisoft and Red Storm Entertainment *'' The Division'' (TV series), a police procedural


See also

* Dvsn, Canadian musical group *
Dividend A dividend is a distribution of profits by a corporation to its shareholders. When a corporation earns a profit or surplus, it is able to pay a portion of the profit as a dividend to shareholders. Any amount not distributed is taken to be re-inv ...
, payments made by a corporation to its shareholder members * Compartment (disambiguation) * Div (disambiguation) * Divide (disambiguation) * Partition (disambiguation) * Section (disambiguation) * Segment (disambiguation) * Split (disambiguation) * Subdivision (disambiguation) * * {{disambiguation, geo