Dividing

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act of division.

    "Hence the noun also means dividing, or portion as that which is divided — whether an inheritance, or whether the dividings of spoil after battle."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of divide form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "Dividing seven dollars among three people is difficult!"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Serving to divide or separate. not-comparable

    "We installed a dividing wall in order to create two rooms out of one."

Synonyms

All synonyms
cuttingdisjunctivedivisionpartingpartitionrationing

Example

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""And besides," Dima made sure to add, taking out his calculator and dividing 0.99 by 3,000,000, before multiplying by 100. "You do realize that you would only lose 0.0033%, right?""

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