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Partitioning

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Broader term 2

Analysis 76% connected

A resolution of anything, whether an object of the senses or of the intellect, into its constituent or original elements; an examination of the compo…

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Separation 76% connected

The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Resolution 76% connected

The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts. (b) The act of…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Resolving 76% connected

of Resolve

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Subdivision 76% connected

The act of subdividing, or separating a part into smaller parts.

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Partition 74% connected

The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Partition 74% connected

The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

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Breakdown 92% connected

The act or result of breaking down, as of a carriage; downfall.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Division 92% connected

The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Partition 92% connected

The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Segmentation 92% connected

The act or process of dividing into segments; specifically (Biol.), a self-division into segments as a result of growth; cell cleavage; cell multipli…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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