dividing
verb
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To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
Example: a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns
To share (something) by dividing it.
Example: How shall we divide this pie?
(with by) To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).
Example: If you divide 6 by 3, you get 2.
To be a divisor of.
Example: 3 divides 6.
noun
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An act of division.
adjective
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Serving to divide or separate.
Example: We installed a dividing wall in order to create two rooms out of one.