partitioning
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The teacher uses partitioning to divide the classroom into two activity areas.
Definition
- Noun:
- The act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart: The process of separating something into distinct parts or sections, often by creating a physical or conceptual divider.
- An analysis into mutually exclusive categories: The act of classifying or breaking down a whole into separate, non-overlapping groups or segments.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The partitioning of the large office into cubicles improved privacy but reduced the sense of open space.
- Data partitioning is a common technique in database management to improve performance.
- The partitioning of the country after the war led to decades of tension.
Advanced Usage
- Mathematical/Technical Context: In mathematics and computer science, 'partitioning' often refers to dividing a set into subsets where every element is included in exactly one subset.
- The algorithm involves the partitioning of the dataset for parallel processing.
- Political/Historical Context: Used to describe the division of a territory into separate political entities.
- The partitioning of India in 1947 was a major historical event.
Variants and Related Words
- Partition (noun/verb): The structure that divides, or the act of dividing.
- A glass partition separates the rooms.
- They decided to partition the land.
- Partitioned (adjective): Describes something that has been divided.
- The partitioned hard drive has two separate sections.
Synonyms
- Division: The act or process of dividing.
- Segmentation: Division into segments.
- Separation: The action of moving or being moved apart.
- Subdivision: The action of subdividing or being subdivided.
Antonyms
- Unification: The process of being united or made into a whole.
- Merger: A combination of two things, especially companies, into one.
- Integration: The action or process of integrating.
Related Phrases
- Hard disk partitioning: (Technical) The division of a computer's hard drive into separate logical storage units.
- Hard disk partitioning can help organize files and install multiple operating systems.
- Partition wall: A wall that divides space within a building.
- They installed a movable partition wall to make the conference room flexible.
The teacher uses partitioning to divide the classroom into two activity areas.
Noun
- the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
- an analysis into mutually exclusive categories