Partition
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Partition may refer to:
Computing
- Disk partitioning, the division of a hard disk drive
- Partition (database), the division of a database
- Logical partition (virtual computing platform) (LPAR), a subset of a computer's resources, virtualized as a separate computer
- Memory partition, a subdivision of a computer's memory, usually for use by a single job
- Binary space partitioning
- Partition problem, an NP-complete problem in computer science
Mathematics
- Partition (number theory), a way to write a number as a sum of other numbers
- Multiplicative partition, a way to write a number as a product of other numbers
- Partition of an interval
- Partition of a set
- Partition of unity, a certain kind of set of functions on a topological space
- Plane partition
Natural science
- Partition function (quantum field theory)
- Partition function (statistical mechanics)
- Partition coefficient, a concept in organic chemistry
Law and Politics
- Partition (law), the division of an estate
- Partition (politics), a change of political borders
- Partitions of Poland
- Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire
- Partition of India
- Partition of Quebec
- Partition of Yugoslavia
- Partition of Belgium
- Partition of Kosovo
- Partition of Ireland 1921
Film and TV
Music
- Another term for Sheet music
- In set theory, Partition (music)
- "Partition" (song), a song by American singer Beyoncé from her eponymous fifth album Beyoncé (2013)
- Partition, soundtrack to 2007 film by Brian Tyler
Other uses
- Folding screen, a piece of furniture
- Ljubljanica Sluice Gate, also named Pregrada
See also
- All pages beginning with "Partition"
- All pages with titles containing Partition
- Part (disambiguation)
- Section (disambiguation)
- Compartment (disambiguation)
- Divider (disambiguation)
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