n. the act or process of dividing

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

n. one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"

n. discord that splits a group

n. an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"

n. a group of ships of similar type

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

n. an administrative unit in government or business

n. (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

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

n. a league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA"

n. [the act of dividing or separating into parts, groups etc.; the result of it]

n. one of the parts into which a country or an organization is divided for political, judicial, military, or other purposes