partition vs division

division vs partition

partition and division both are nouns.

partition is a verb but division is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
partition	Yes	No	Yes	No
division	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, partition and division are synonyms defined as:

partition and division: the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

Other synonyms of partition include partitioning, sectionalisation, sectionalization, segmentation.

partition (noun)	division (noun)
the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart	the act or process of dividing
a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)	an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
(anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism	the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
(computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit	one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
	discord that splits a group
	an army unit large enough to sustain combat
	a group of ships of similar type
	a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings
	an administrative unit in government or business
	(botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
	(biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
	a league ranked by quality

partition (verb)	division (verb)
separate or apportion into sections
divide into parts, pieces, or sections

Difference between partition and division

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