separation
process of separating one entity to form others; often: separation within an organization that leads to the formation of an independent organisation
Partition of Jin
division of the State of Jin into the three states
Break-up of the Beatles
account of the factors leading to The Beatles' dissolution
separating eggs
process, generally used in cooking, in which the egg yolk is removed from the egg white
comminution
reduction of solid materials from one average particle size to a smaller average particle size
Polytomy
section of a phylogeny in which the relationships cannot be fully resolved to dichotomies
party split
process in a political party
schism in Christianity
division between people, usually belonging to an christian organization
racial segregation
separation of humans based on race
lossless decomposition
decomposition of a database relation such that a natural join of the resulting relations yields back the original relation
partition
legal act of dividing an estate
unpacking
phonological process where a segment's features are split into multiple segments
information hiding
principle of segregation of the design decisions in a computer program that are most likely to change, thus protecting other parts of the program from extensive modification if the design decision is changed
grinding
process of reducing to smaller pieces by crushing
ridge
long, low, temporary soil pile used in traditional irrigation
cutting
partial or complete separation of a body or system into two or more parts
market segmentation
process of dividing a broad consumer market into sub-groups with shared characteristics
separation process
method to achieve any phenomenon that converts a mixture of chemical substance into two or more distinct product mixtures, which may be referred to as mixture, at least one of which is enriched in one or more of the initial mixture's constituents
habitat fragmentation
discontinuities in an organism's environment causing population fragmentation and ecosystem decay
legal separation
legal process by which a married couple may formalize a de facto separation while remaining legally married
pill splitting
practice of dividing tablets or pills into smaller sizes
straining
separation of liquid from a food product
chip creep
computer chips moving out of their sockets until they pop out
stratification
layering of a body of water due to density variations
family separation
involuntary separation of families
partition of a set
mathematical ways to group elements of a set
Split of early Christianity and Judaism
aspect of history
partition
division of a territory
compartmentalization
passive fire protection by dividing a structure into sections to limit the spread of fire to protect life, property and operations
wood splitting
process of cleaving wood into lumber along the grain
social segregation
sociological term
syllabification
inserting hyphens in words
nuclear fission
nuclear reaction splitting an atom into multiple parts
bond cleavage
splitting of a covalent chemical bond
marital separation
when spouses in a marriage stop living together without getting divorced
occupational segregation
distribution of workers across and within occupations
schism
division between people, usually belonging to an organization, movement, or religious denomination
image segmentation
division of an image into sets of pixels for further processing
partition
division of a logical database or its constituent elements into distinct independent parts
decomposition
breaking a complex problem or system into parts that are easier to conceive, understand, program, and maintain
power diagram
partition of the Euclidean plane
ethnic discrimination
discrimination due to culture
quotient
result of a division
factorization
(mathematical) decomposition into a product
fission
biological process
particle-size distribution
function representing relative sizes of particles in a system
house
in astrology, division of the horoscope into 12 sectors, corresponding to the zodiac signs