Division

1. the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.

2. the arithmetic operation inverse to multiplication; the process of ascertaining how many times one number or quantity is contained in another.

3. something that divides or separates; partition.

4. something that marks a division; dividing line or mark.

5. one of the parts into which a thing is divided; section.

6. separation by difference of opinion or feeling; disagreement.

7. the separation of a legislature or other assembly into two groups in taking a vote.

8. one of the parts into which a country or an organization is divided for political, judicial, military, or other purposes.

9.

a. (in the army) a major administrative and tactical unit, larger than a brigade and smaller than a corps.

b. (in the navy) a tactical group of usu. four ships, part of a fleet or squadron.

10. an administrative unit of an industrial enterprise, government bureau, university, etc.

11. a category or grouping of sports teams or competitors according to standing, skill, weight, age, or the like.

12. the primary subdivision in the classification of the plant kingdom; a plant phylum.

13. a type of propagation in which new plants are grown from segments separated from the parent plant.