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par·ti·tion

P0089100 (pär-tĭsh′ən)n.1. a. The act or process of dividing something into parts.b. The state of being so divided.2. a. Something that divides or separates, as a lightweight wall dividing one room or cubicle from another.b. A wall, septum, or other separating membrane in an organism.3. A part or section into which something has been divided.4. Division of a country into separate, autonomous nations.5. Mathematics a. An expression of a positive integer as a sum of positive integers.b. The decomposition of a set into a family of disjoint sets.6. Computers A section of storage space on a hard disk.7. Law Division of property, especially real property, between co-owners into equivalent, separately owned portions or shares.tr.v. par·ti·tioned, par·ti·tion·ing, par·ti·tions 1. To divide into parts, pieces, or sections.2. To divide or separate by means of a partition: We partitioned off the alcove to make another bedroom.3. To divide (a country) into separate, autonomous nations.
[Middle English particioun, from Old French partition, from Latin partītiō, partītiōn-, from partītus, past participle of partīre, to divide, from pars, part-, part; see part.]
par·ti′tion·er n.par·ti′tion·ment n.