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equipartition

equipartition noun: the division of something into equal parts. Also the ellipsis of equipartition theorem.

Noun

equipartition (countable and uncountable, plural equipartitions)

  1. The division of something into equal parts.
    Synonyms:
    equidivision
  2. The partition of its vertex set into sets whose sizes differ from each other by no more than 1.

Verb

equipartition (third-person singular simple present equipartitions, present participle equipartitioning, simple past and past participle equipartitioned)

  1. (transitive) To divide into equal parts.

Also used as

equipartition is also the ellipsis of equipartition theorem.

Synonyms of equipartition

Forms of equipartition

Noun
pluralequipartitions
Verb
third-person singular presentequipartitions
present participleequipartitioning
past participleequipartitioned
pastequipartitioned

Origin of equipartition

From equi- + partition.

Words formed from equipartition

Questions about equipartition

What does equipartition mean?
Equipartition means the division of something into equal parts.
What part of speech is equipartition?
Equipartition can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of equipartition?
The plural of equipartition is equipartitions.

Words near equipartition in the dictionary

  1. equiparates
  2. equiparating
  3. equiparation
  4. equiparations
  5. equiparsimonious
  6. equipartition
  7. equipartitional
  8. equipartitioned
  9. equipartitioning
  10. equipartitionings
  11. equipartitions

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