equipartition

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noun

The division of something into equal parts.

Similar
equidivision
OriginEnglish partition ← Latin aequi- ← Old Latin aiquos →
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Meanings

nounequipartition (countable and uncountable, plural equipartitions)

plural equipartitions

  1. countableuncountableThe division of something into equal parts.

    Synonyms: equidivision

  2. countableuncountablemathematicsThe partition of its vertex set into sets whose sizes differ from each other by no more than 1.
  3. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountablestatistical mechanicsEllipsis of equipartition theorem.
verbequipartition (third-person singular simple present equipartitions, present participle equipartitioning, simple past and past participle equipartitioned)

present singular third person equipartitions · participle present equipartitioning · participle past equipartitioned · past equipartitioned

  1. transitiveTo divide into equal parts.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe division of something into equal parts.

Similar
equidivision
Also see
equidivision

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*aikʷos?
  2. Old Latinaiquos
  3. Latinaequus
  4. Latinaequi-
  5. Englishequi-
  6. Englishpartition
  7. Englishequipartition

From equi- + partition.

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APA

equipartition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equipartition

MLA

“equipartition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equipartition. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “equipartition,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equipartition.

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