Separation

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Separation may refer to several different subjects:

• Separation processes, in chemistry
• Flow separation, separation of a fluid boundary layer from the surface of a solid body moving relative to the fluid
• Legal separation, a legal status where married couples may disentangle their finances without divorce
• Separation (United States military), process by which a service member leaves active duty
• Separation mastering, in music recording
• Separation (Air Traffic Control),rules to minimise the risk of collision between aircraft in flight
• Separation of church and state, the idea that religion and government functions should be separate
• Separation axioms, concepts in the area of mathematics called topology
• Separated sets, related concept in topology, two sets disjoint from the other's closure