divide and choose

noun

A procedure for envy-free fair cake-cutting in which one person divides a heterogeneous resource in two and the other person chooses one of those two.

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Meanings

noundivide and choose (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingA procedure for envy-free fair cake-cutting in which one person divides a heterogeneous resource in two and the other person chooses one of those two.

    Synonyms: cut and choose

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA procedure for envy-free fair cake-cutting in which one person divides a heterogeneous resource in two and the other person chooses one of those two.

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APA

divide and choose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/divide%20and%20choose

MLA

“divide and choose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/divide%20and%20choose. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “divide and choose,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/divide%20and%20choose.

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