"partitioning" in the noun sense
1. breakdown, partitioning
an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
2. division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation
the act of dividing or partitioning separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
"partitioning" in the verb sense
1. partition, partition off
divide into parts, pieces, or sections
"The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British"
2. partition, zone
separate or apportion into sections
"partition a room off"
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