partitioning

Meanings

Plural: partitionings

Noun

• an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
• the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
• The act or result of dividing into partitions; an arrangement of partitions.

Verb

• divide into parts, pieces, or sections
• separate or apportion into sections
• present participle and gerund of partition

Synonyms

breakdown, division, partition, partition off, sectionalisation, sectionalization, segmentation, zone