Division
division
noun di-vi-zi-OHN Less Common
Origin: from Latin divisio, 'a dividing'
Also means
military unit
Usage Note
Division covers the maths operation and an army formation, but rarely a company department — that is an Abteilung. A sports league tier is a Liga, not a Division.
Examples
"Die Division ergibt drei."
Natural Translation
The division gives three.
Literal Translation
The division yields three.
Related Words
- Ableitung derivative (calculus)
- Abszisse abscissa; x-axis; x-coordinate
- Achse axis (geometry, graphs)
- Achsenabschnitt y-intercept, axis intercept
- Asymptote asymptote (line a curve approaches but never reaches)
- Axiom axiom (self-evident principle)
- Berechnungsgrundlage basis of calculation; calculation basis
- Binomialkoeffizient binomial coefficient
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