division

division

[change] Noun

Singular
division

Division is the act of dividing a whole thing into parts.

The division of the pie by the children happened with very little fighting.
(uncountable) Division is the process or calculation of dividing a number by another number.

I've got ten divisions to do for my homework.
Divisions are the parts of something after division.
(countable) A division is a large military unit (group of soldiers)
(countable) A disivion is a section of a large company.

This division of GenericTech specializes in the manufacturing of routers.
When scientists are grouping kinds of animals, a division is a kind of group (Latin divisio) below kingdom and above class.

Magnolias belong to the division Magnoliophyta.
(countable) A division is a difference of viewpoint between two sides of an argument.

There is a division in the Senate between politicians who support abortions and politicians who do not.
(countable) A division is a piece of music (melody), played with musical instruments, in the 17th and 18th centuries based off of another piece.
(countable) A division is a set of pipes in a pipe organ.
(countable) A disivion is a concept where a common group of debtors (people who owe money) are only responsible for part of the total debt.