(biology) The process of mitosis or meiosis.

The process of binary fission in cells where a cell divides to form daughter cells.

(algebra) A ring with 0 ≠ 1, such that every non-zero element a has a multiplicative inverse, meaning an element x with ax = xa = 1.

plural of cell division

a process by which a cell divides into two cells

(economics) The separation of work into different categories or tasks; each category or task being carried out by different groups of workers.

(mathematics) A procedure for dividing multidigit numbers, breaking down the division into a series of easier steps.

plural of division level

(biology, genetics, cytology) the first of the two divisions of meiosis, a type of cell division. / (biology, genetics, cytology) meiosis as a whole, a type of cell division.

(computing) The part of a COBOL program containing all the instructions that the computer is to execute