an army unit large enough to sustain combat; two infantry divisions were held in reserve'
a group of ships of similar type
[ Syn: naval division ]
an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
[ Syn: partition , partitioning , segmentation , sectionalization , sectionalisation ]
one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; the written part of the exam; the finance section of the company; the BBCs engineering division
the act or process of dividing
an administrative unit in government or business
discord that splits a group
[ Syn: variance ]
a league ranked by quality; he played baseball in class D for two years; Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA
[ Syn: class ]
(biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
(botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings
[ Syn: air division ]