division Meaning and Definition

1. n. the act or process of dividing

2. n. the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

3. n. an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed

4. n. one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

5. n. discord that splits a group

6. n. an army unit large enough to sustain combat

7. n. a group of ships of similar type

8. n. a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings

9. n. an administrative unit in government or business

10. n. (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

11. n. (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

12. n. a league ranked by quality