Cut+or+divide+into+two+equal+parts

  • 1divide — The severance or partition into two equal parts, except as the word may be qualified by other terms. Groves v Jones, 252 Mich 446, 233 NW 375. In common usage, to sever into two parts; to cut or part into several or many pieces. Graves v White,… …

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  • 2Divide and choose — In problems of fair division, divide and choose (also I cut, you choose) is a two party proportional envy free allocation protocol.[1] The protocol also works for dividing an undesirable, as in chore division. In the method, one person divides a… …

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  • 3divide — /di vuyd /, v., divided, dividing, n. v.t. 1. to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc. 2. to separate or part from something else; sunder; cut off. 3. to deal out in parts; distribute in shares; apportion. 4. to cleave; part. 5. to separate …

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  • 4divide — di•vide [[t]dɪˈvaɪd[/t]] v. vid•ed, vid•ing, n. 1) to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc 2) to separate or part from something else; sunder; cut off 3) to deal out in parts; distribute in shares; apportion 4) to cleave; part 5) to… …

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  • 5divide — [c]/dəˈvaɪd / (say duh vuyd) verb (divided, dividing) –verb (t) 1. to separate into parts. 2. to separate or part from each other or from something else; sunder; cut off. 3. to deal out in parts; apportion; share. 4. to separate in opinion or… …

  • 6bisect — bisection, n. bisectional, adj. bisectionally, adv. v. /buy sekt , buy sekt/; n. /buy sekt/, v.t. 1. to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts. 2. Geom. to cut or divide into two equal parts: to bisect an angle. 3. to intersect or… …

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  • 7bisect — /baɪˈsɛkt / (say buy sekt) verb (t) 1. to cut or divide into two parts. 2. Geometry to cut or divide into two equal parts. –verb (i) 3. to split into two, as a road; fork. –bisection, noun –bisectional, adjective –bisectionally, adverb …

  • 8bisect — v. a. Cut or divide into two equal parts, cut in halves, halve …

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  • 9bi|sect — «by SEHKT, BY sehkt», transitive verb. 1. to divide into two parts: »Bisect the apple as well as you can. 2. to divide into two equal parts: »You can bisect a 90 degree angle into two 45 degree angles. –v.i. to divide in two; bifurcate; fork.… …

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  • 10Bisect — Bi*sect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bisected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bisecting}.] [L. bis twice + secare, sectum, to cut.] 1. To cut or divide into two parts. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) To divide into two equal parts. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English