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The cruelest math: it can split a pizza or a nation with equal ease.
means To split something into parts, or to separate people, things, or amounts from one another.
from From Latin 'dividere,' meaning to force apart or distribute — built from 'dis-' (apart) and a root tied to 'videre'-like notions of separating, though the deeper root here is 'vid-' meaning to separate, possibly related to 'vidua' (widow), one who is separated. It traveled through Old French 'diviser' into English, where it has been splitting things ever since.
- forbidden zero
- Dividing by zero breaks mathematics entirely
- ancient symbol
- The ÷ sign is called an obelus
- continental
- A divide sends rivers to opposite oceans
- cell logic
- All life began by one cell dividing
- long division
- Algorithm survives unchanged for over a thousand years
partition of india — 1947 split creating india and pakistan, displacing 15 million people
berlin wall — 1961-1989 divided east and west berlin, 140 km barrier
korean demilitarized zone — 1953 to present divides north and south korea at 38th parallel