DIVISION

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French devision, from Latin ~-, divisio, from dividere to divide Date: 14th century 1. the act or process of dividing ; the state of being divided, the act, process, or an instance of distributing among a number ; distribution , a method of arranging or disposing (as troops), one of the parts or groupings into which a whole is divided or is divisible, the condition or an instance of being divided in opinion or interest ; disagreement , disunity , 4. something that divides, separates, or marks off, the act, process, or an instance of separating or keeping apart ; separation , the mathematical operation of dividing something, 6. a self-contained major military unit capable of independent action, a tactical military unit composed of headquarters and usually three to five brigades, c. the basic naval administrative unit, a tactical sub~ of a squadron of ships, a unit of the United States Air Force higher than a wing and lower than an air force, 7. a portion of a territorial unit marked off for a particular purpose (as administrative or judicial functions), an administrative or operating unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization, the physical separation into different lobbies of the members of a parliamentary body voting for and against a question, plant propagation by dividing parts and planting segments capable of producing roots and shoots, a group of organisms forming part of a larger group, a competitive class or category (as in boxing or wrestling), see: part ~al adjective