binary division
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbinaryanddivision
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binary
adjective
uk/ˈbaɪ.nər.i/us/ˈbaɪ.ner.i/
mathematics,computingspecialized
using a system of numbers that uses only 0 ...
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division
noun
uk/dɪˈvɪʒ.ən/us/dɪˈvɪʒ.ən/
the act of separating something into parts or groups, or the way that it ...
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(Definition ofbinaryanddivisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofbinary division
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Many historians would regard thisbinarydivisionas simplistic.
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The poems as written clearly suggest ternary form, but the return of the first two lines halfway through marks abinarydivisionas well.
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Thisbinarydivisionis of course artificial.
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As for the structure, this is articulated by changes in the canon, and these changes are carefully manipulated to express both the ternary and thebinarydivision.
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We have thisbinarydivisionnow running through the institutions of higher education, those of the university and those of non-university status.
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Prior to geomipmapping, techniques such as quadtree rendering were used to divide the terrain into square tiles created bybinarydivisionwith quadratically diminishing size.
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Instead, the chromosomes within the somatic nucleus are duplicated, and the nucleus goes throughbinarydivision.
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They can run parallel, forming vague bundles, or even cross each other, describing contradictory binary divisions.
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Frege rejected thebinarydivisionof the sentence and replaced it with an understanding of sentence logic in terms of predicates and their arguments.
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Particular problems arise when there are sets of overlapping binary divisions that do not integrate easily.
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The public also tended to be differentiated into groups around binary divisions, a differentiation that had consequences for the legitimacy afforded to some voices.
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Reproduce asexually throughbinarydivision.
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No matter how much they challenge accepted cultural standards or straddle societal binary divisions, everyone deserves a bathroom they can call home.
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The first 18 infantry divisions were originally formed as square divisions, and after 1938, most of the remainder were formed as triangular divisions with the security divisions being binary divisions.
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