Division

Division could mean:

Processes:
Division (mathematics), a binary operation that serves as the inverse of multiplication
Division (electronics), digital implementation of mathematical division
Division (vote), a manner by which the votes of legislators are recorded
Division (horticulture), a method of vegetative plant propagation, or the plants created by using this method
Division (music) a specific type of ornamentation, most common in 17th century English music
Cell division, the process in which biological cells multiply
Continental divide, the geographical term for separation between catchment areas of a continent
North-South divide, the geopolitical term for the division between rich nations and poor nations
Segmentation

Units/ Entities:
Division (organisation), a subsidiary of a larger organisation
Division (business), a separate named business operated as a part of an organization
Division (military), a unit typically consisting of from 10,000 to 20,000 troops
Police division, a large unit (often a Basic Command Unit) of the British police
Division (sport), a group of teams in sport
Division (botany), a classification of plants (the botanical counterpart to zoology's phylum)
Administrative division, part of a country
A county constituency or Parliamentary seat in the UK Parliament
A subpart of a hundred (division), former administrative unit in England and Wales
Census division

Music:
A grouping of pipe ranks in a pipe organ, often with its own case, windchest, and keyboard
Divisions, a type of variation form used in the baroque.
Division viol, an English Renaissance instrument

Miscellaneous:
In nautical navigation the compass is called dividers

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