segmentation
/,segməntəri/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The act of dividing something into segments or sections: The process of separating something into distinct parts or groups.
- (Biology/Embryology) The repeated division of a fertilized egg: The process in early embryonic development where the zygote undergoes a series of cell divisions.
Usage
- General Use: "Segmentation" is used to describe the action or result of dividing a whole into separate, often logical, parts. It is common in business, marketing, computing, and biology.
- Technical Use: In biology, it specifically refers to the division of body plans or cells. In marketing, it refers to dividing a broad consumer market into sub-groups.
Examples
- General/Noun:
- Market segmentation is crucial for targeting specific customer groups.
- The segmentation of the data made the analysis much clearer.
- Biology/Noun:
- The early stages of embryo development involve a process called segmentation.
- In some animals, body segmentation is clearly visible, as in earthworms.
Advanced Usage
- "Market segmentation": The process of dividing a broad consumer or business market into sub-groups based on shared characteristics.
- Effective market segmentation allows for more personalized advertising.
- "Image segmentation": (In computer vision) The process of partitioning a digital image into multiple segments.
- Image segmentation is a key step in object recognition algorithms.
Variants and Related Words
- Segment (n/v): A part into which something is divided / To divide into segments.
- Each segment of the orange was sweet. (n)
- They decided to segment the market by age. (v)
- Segmental (adj): Relating to or divided into segments.
- The insect has a segmental body structure.
Synonyms
- Division: The action of separating something into parts.
- Partitioning: The action of dividing into parts.
- Subdivision: The action of dividing something into smaller parts.
Antonyms
- Unification: The process of being united or made into a whole.
- Aggregation: The formation of a number of things into a cluster.
- Integration: The action of combining parts into a whole.
Related Phrases/Concepts
- Demographic segmentation: Dividing a market based on variables such as age, gender, income, etc.
- Their campaign used demographic segmentation to reach young professionals.
- Behavioral segmentation: Dividing a market based on consumer behavior patterns.
- The company's success was due to precise behavioral segmentation.
Noun
- the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
- (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum