the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart | the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue |
an analysis into mutually exclusive categories | an analysis into mutually exclusive categories |
| a cessation of normal operation |
| (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action |
| (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance |
| a mental or physical breakdown |