PARTITIONING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("partitioning" is a kind of...):

separation (the act of dividing or disconnecting)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "partitioning"):

subdivision (the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided)

septation (the division or partitioning of a cavity into parts by a septum)

zoning (dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc)

Derivation:

partition (separate or apportion into sections)

partition (divide into parts, pieces, or sections)

Meaning:

An analysis into mutually exclusive categories

Synonyms:

breakdown; partitioning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("partitioning" is a kind of...):

analysis; analytic thinking (the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "partitioning"):

resolution; resolving (analysis into clear-cut components)

-ing form of the verb partition