partition

/pɑːtˈɪʃən/

/pɑɹˈtɪʃən/

Partition

a wall or piece of glass that is used to divide different parts of a building

synonyms : divider

the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

synonyms : division

(anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism

(computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit

to partition

MAIN VERB

separate or apportion into sections

synonyms : zone

divide into parts, pieces, or sections

Examples

1. Science can partition the world.

2. Partition happened.

3. Then we partition the array by x.

4. So we equally partitioned the interval between our two boundaries between a and b.