Division vs. Paragraph

Divisionnoun

(uncountable) The act or process of dividing anything.

Divisionnoun

Each of the separate parts of something resulting from division.

Divisionnoun

The process of dividing a number by another.

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(arithmetic) A calculation that involves this process.

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(military) A formation, usually made up of two or three brigades.

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A section of a large company.

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(taxonomy) A rank below kingdom and above class, particularly used of plants or fungi, also (particularly of animals) called a phylum; a taxon at that rank.

Divisionnoun

A disagreement; a difference of viewpoint between two sides of an argument.

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(government) A method by which a legislature is separated into groups in order to take a better estimate of vote than a voice vote.

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(music) A florid instrumental variation of a melody in the 17th and 18th centuries, originally conceived as the dividing of each of a succession of long notes into several short ones.

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(music) A set of pipes in a pipe organ which are independently controlled and supplied.

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(legal) A concept whereby a common group of debtors are only responsible for their proportionate sum of the total debt.

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(computing) Any of the four major parts of a COBOL program source code

Divisionnoun

A lesson; a class.

Divisionnoun

The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation.

Divisionnoun

That which divides or keeps apart; a partition.

Divisionnoun

The portion separated by the divining of a mass or body; a distinct segment or section.

Divisionnoun

Disunion; difference in opinion or feeling; discord; variance; alienation.

Divisionnoun

Difference of condition; state of distinction; distinction; contrast.

Divisionnoun

Separation of the members of a deliberative body, esp. of the Houses of Parliament, to ascertain the vote.

Divisionnoun

The process of finding how many times one number or quantity is contained in another; the reverse of multiplication; also, the rule by which the operation is performed.

Divisionnoun

The separation of a genus into its constituent species.

Divisionnoun

Two or more brigades under the command of a general officer.

Divisionnoun

One of the groups into which a fleet is divided.

Divisionnoun

A course of notes so running into each other as to form one series or chain, to be sung in one breath to one syllable.

Divisionnoun

The distribution of a discourse into parts; a part so distinguished.

Divisionnoun

A grade or rank in classification; a portion of a tribe or of a class; or, in some recent authorities, equivalent to a subkingdom.

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an army unit large enough to sustain combat;

Divisionnoun

one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole;

Divisionnoun

the act or process of dividing

Divisionnoun

an administrative unit in government or business

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an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed

Divisionnoun

discord that splits a group

Divisionnoun

a league ranked by quality;

Divisionnoun

(biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

Divisionnoun

(botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

Divisionnoun

a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings

Divisionnoun

a group of ships of similar type

Divisionnoun

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

Divisionnoun

the action of separating something into parts or the process of being separated

Divisionnoun

the distribution of something separated into parts

Divisionnoun

an instance of members of a legislative body separating into two groups to vote

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the action of splitting the roots of a perennial plant into parts to be replanted separately, as a means of propagation

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the action of dividing a wider class into two or more subclasses.

Divisionnoun

difference or disagreement between two or more groups, typically producing tension

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the process of dividing one number by another

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the process of dividing a matrix, vector, or other quantity by another under specific rules to obtain a quotient.

Divisionnoun

each of the parts into which something is divided

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a major section of an organization, with responsibility for a particular area of activity

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a group of army brigades or regiments

Divisionnoun

a number of teams or competitors grouped together in a sport for competitive purposes according to such characteristics as ability or weight

Divisionnoun

a part of a county, country, or city defined for administrative or political purposes

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a part of a county or borough forming a parliamentary constituency

Divisionnoun

a principal taxonomic category that ranks above class and below kingdom, equivalent to the phylum in zoology.

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any subsidiary category between major levels of classification.

Divisionnoun

a partition

Paragraphnoun

A passage in text that is about a different subject from the preceding text, marked by commencing on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented.

Paragraphnoun

(originally) A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.

Paragraphverb

To sort text into paragraphs.

Paragraphnoun

Originally, a marginal mark or note, set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, e. g., a change of subject; now, the character

Paragraphnoun

A distinct part of a discourse or writing; any section or subdivision of a writing or chapter which relates to a particular point, whether consisting of one or many sentences. The division is sometimes noted by the mark

Paragraphnoun

A brief composition complete in one typographical section or paragraph; an item, remark, or quotation comprised in a few lines forming one paragraph; as, a column of news paragraphs; an editorial paragraph.

Paragraphverb

To divide into paragraphs; to mark with the character

Paragraphverb

To express in the compass of a paragraph; as, to paragraph an article.

Paragraphverb

To mention in a paragraph or paragraphs

Paragraphnoun

one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line

Paragraphverb

divide into paragraphs, as of text;

Paragraphverb

write about in a paragraph;

Paragraphverb

write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher

Paragraph

A paragraph (from the Ancient Greek παράγραφος, parágraphos, ) is a self-contained unit of discourse in writing dealing with a particular point or idea. A paragraph consists of one or more sentences.