dividing

(noun)

The action of separating something into parts, or the process of being separated.

Related Terms

  • multiplication
  • quotients
  • dividends

Examples of dividing in the following topics:

  • A Divided Korea

  • Racial Divides in South Africa

  • Dividing the lifespan

    • Human life is often divided into various age spans, like the following:
  • The Remainder Theorem and Synthetic Division

    • Synthetic division is a technique for dividing a polynomial and finding the quotient and remainder.
    • It states that the remainder of a polynomial f(x)f(x)f(x) divided by a linear divisor (x−a)(x-a)(x−a) is equal to f(a)f(a)f(a).
    • Synthetic division only works for polynomials divided by linear expressions with a leading coefficient equal to 1.1.1.
    • Let's use synthetic division to solve the example above $f(x)=x^3−12x^2−42 $ divided by x−3x-3x−3:
    • When we divide by ax−bax-bax−b and $a \not = 1$, we can divide by (x−b/a)(x-b/a)(x−b/a) and then divide the result by aaa.
  • Meter

    • In other words, it is a question of division: does each beat divide into two equal parts, or three equal parts.
    • Meters that divide the beat into two equal parts are simple meters; meters that divide the beat into three equal parts are compound meters.
    • Note that because the beat is divided into three in a compound meter, the beat is always three times as long as the division note, and the beat is always dotted.
  • The Party in Government

    • Despite the perceived problems of divided government, the President and Congress are often able, out of necessity, to establish an effective working relationship.
    • Divided government is suggested by some to be an undesirable product of the separation of powers in the United States' political system.
    • Earlier in the 20th century, divided government was rare, but since the 1970s it has become increasingly common.
    • Mainly in part due to the Watergate scandal which has popularized the idea that a divided government is a beneficial for the country.
    • Despite the perceived problems of divided government, the President and Congress are often able, out of necessity, to establish an effective working relationship.
  • Animal Body Planes and Cavities

    • Vertebrates can be divided along different planes in order to reference the locations of defined cavities.
    • A sagittal plane divides the body into right and left portions.
    • A transverse plane (or, horizontal plane) divides the animal into upper and lower portions.
    • The midsagittal plane divides the body exactly in half into right and left portions.
    • The frontal plane divides the front and back, while the transverse plane divides the body into upper and lower portions.
  • Dividing Polynomials

    • Polynomial long division is a method for dividing a polynomial by another polynomial of the same or lower degree.
    • The quotient and remainder can then be determined as follows: Divide the first term of the dividend by the highest term of the divisor (meaning the one with the highest power of xxx, which in this case is xxx): x3÷x=x2x^3 \div x = x^2x​3​​÷x=x​2​​.
    • Polynomial long division is an algorithm for dividing a polynomial by another polynomial of the same or lower degree.This method is a generalized version of the familiar arithmetic technique called long division.It can be done easily by hand, because it separates an otherwise complex division problem into smaller ones.
    • Divide the first term of the dividend by the highest term of the divisor (meaning the one with the highest power of xxx, which in this case is xxx): x3÷x=x2x^3 \div x = x^2x​3​​÷x=x​2​​.
  • Division of Complex Numbers

    • We have seen how to add, subtract, and multiply complex numbers, but it remains to learn how to divide them.
    • You are probably already familiar with this concept for ordinary real numbers: dividing by 222 is the same as multiplying by 12\frac12​2​​1​​, dividing by 3 is the same as multiplying by 13\frac13​3​​1​​, and so on.
    • So the multiplicative inverse of zzz must be the complex conjugate of zzz divided by its modulus squared.
    • Suppose you wanted to divide the complex number z=2+3iz=2+3iz=2+3i by the number 1+2i1+2i1+2i.
    • Since dividing by 1+2i1+2i1+2i is the same as multiplying by the multiplicative inverse (which we have seen above is (1/5)−(2/5)i(1/5)-(2/5)i(1/5)−(2/5)i), we have:
  • Calculating Perpetuities

    • The present value of a perpetuity is simply the payment size divided by the interest rate and there is no future value.
    • The PV is simply the payment size (A) divided by the interest rate (r).
    • Another way to think about it is that for a normal perpetuity, the growth rate is just 0, so the formula boils down to the payment size divided by r.
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