division

/də-ˈvi-zhən/

Middle English, from Anglo-French devision, from Latin division-, divisio, from dividere to divide

noun

  1. the act or process of dividing : the state of being divided

  2. the act, process, or an instance of distributing among a number : distribution

  3. one of the parts or groupings into which a whole is divided or is divisible

part portion piece member division section segment fragment mean something less than the whole. part is a general term appropriate when indefiniteness is required. portion implies an assigned or allotted part.

noun phrase

  1. the breakdown of labor into its components and their distribution among different persons, groups, or machines to increase productive efficiency

noun

  1. the symbol ÷ used to indicate division

  2. the slash / used to indicate a fraction