Bisection

/baɪˈsɛkʃən/

Synonyms for "bisection" (17 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Noun(3 words)
halvingbisectingbisecting method

Strong matches (5)

Noun(3 words)
dichotomydivisionequal division

Related words (8)

Noun(3 words)
partitionroot finding methodsplit

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  • Closest matches in this entry: halving, bifurcation, bisecting, bisecting method, branching.
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Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

7 entries
dividing processdivisiongeometric operationmathematical procedurenumerical methodpartitioningroot finding method

More specific

8 entries
angle bisectionbinary searchbisection searchdata dichotomizationinterval halvingline bisectionmedian splitsegment bisection

Collocations

6 entries
angle bisectionbisection methodbisection pointgeometric bisectioninterval bisectionline bisection

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

If the Arches BI and IK be cut in the middle in a, and b, likewiſe the Arches DM, ML being cut in the middle in c and d; and the Chords of the Bifegments in the Arch BK being drawn; likewiſe the Chords of the Biſegments in the Arch DL; alſo theſe will be as AB to AD, and they will always be ſo, if the Biſegments of the Bifegments proceed infinitely. Alſo the fame is true in the Biſections of the Arches KC and LE. But the Chords of the Biſegments infinite in number are equal to the Arch itſelf. For if all the Chords were leſs than all their Arches, there might yet a Biſection proceed; which is contrary to the ſuppoſition.

Source: wiktionary

After all, Usamah had served the sadist Zangi and, if read in full, his account presents a picture of Islamic violence no less shocking to modern sensibilities: the collecting of Christian heads, the crucifying and bisections of their own soldiers and heretics, the severe punishments of Islamic sharia – and the story of how his father, in a rage, lopped off the arm of his page.

Source: wiktionary

Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "bisection"?

Closest matches include halving, bifurcation, bisecting, bisecting method, branching.

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