dividing

Creating separate portions

Dividing is the present participle of divide, used as verb, adjective, and noun.

When you divide something, you separate it into parts or portions: We're dividing the pizza equally.

A dividing line or dividing wall separates two areas or groups.

In math, dividing is the operation of determining how many times one number contains another.

Figuratively, an issue can be dividing when it creates disagreement or separation among people: The proposal proved deeply dividing for the committee.

separating

split

Separation into parts

bisectDivide into two equal portions
cleaveSplit or adhere
severCut apart completely

partition · segment · separate · disconnect · detach · disjoin · sunder · rend · disengage · decouple

boundary

border

Outer edge or limit

barrierObstruction preventing passage
wallVertical enclosing structure
fenceBoundary structure between properties

partition · demarcation · line · frontier · threshold · perimeter · separation · screen · curtain · hedge

conflict

polarizing

Causing sharp division

contentiousInclined toward disagreement
controversialCausing public dispute
divisiveCausing sharp disagreement

schism · rift · discord · wedge · fracturing · estranging · alienating · splitting · factionalism · discord

mathematical

quotient

Division's numerical result

dividendCorporate profit share
fractionPart divided by whole
ratioComparative numerical relation

remainder · denominator · numerator · factoring · factorization · algorithm · equation · proportion · decimal · percentage

allocating

distribute

Divide and deliver

apportionDivide into portions
allotDistribute by shares
assignGive as responsibility

share · ration · parcel · dispense · allocate · disburse · mete · portion · deal · dole

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