Definition of Partitions. Meaning of Partitions. Synonyms of Partitions

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Definition of Partitions

Partition
Partition Par*ti"tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Partitioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Partitioning.] 1. To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs. 2. To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to partition a house. Uniform without, though severally partitioned within. --Bacon.
Partition
Partition Par*ti"tion, n. [F. partition, L. partitio. See Part, v.] 1. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom. And good from bad find no partition. --Shak. 2. That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; separating boundary; dividing line or space; specifically, an interior wall dividing one part or apartment of a house, an inclosure, or the like, from another; as, a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions. No sight could pass Betwixt the nice partitions of the grass. --Dryden. 3. A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment. [R.] ``Lodged in a small partition.' --Milton. 4. (Law.) The servance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law. 5. (Mus.) A score. Partition of numbers (Math.), the resolution of integers into parts subject to given conditions. --Brande & C.

Meaning of Partitions from wikipedia

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- The Partitions of Poland were three partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth that took place toward the end of the 18th century and ended the existence...
- Partition alignment is the proper alignment of partitions to the boundaries available in a data storage device. Examples include the following: 4 KB sector...
- primary partition. Other partitions may exist on the HDD that may or may not be visible as drives, such as recovery partitions or partitions with diagnostic...
- cases, existing partitions can be resized without loss of data. PartitionMagic is capable of resizing NTFS, FAT16 or FAT32 partitions without data loss...
- count partitions in which no number occurs more than once. Such a partition is called a partition with distinct parts. If we count the partitions of 8...
- partitions of a finite set corresponds to a matroid in which the base set of the matroid consists of the atoms of the lattice, namely, the partitions...
- The partition of India in 1947 was the division of British India into two independent dominion states, the Union of India and Dominion of ****stan. The...
- portable wall partition has two full panel end members which provide support, rigidity, privacy. Some provide noise reduction. Portable partitions are used...
- The system partition and the boot partition (also known as the system volume and the boot volume) are computing terms for disk partitions of a hard disk...