tripartition

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noun

A division by threes, or into three parts; the taking of a third part of any number or quantity.

“tripartitions of the plane”

OriginFrench tripartition →
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Meanings

nountripartition (countable and uncountable, plural tripartitions)

plural tripartitions

  1. countableuncountableA division by threes, or into three parts; the taking of a third part of any number or quantity.

    tripartitions of the plane

verbtripartition (third-person singular simple present tripartitions, present participle tripartitioning, simple past and past participle tripartitioned)

present singular third person tripartitions · participle present tripartitioning · participle past tripartitioned · past tripartitioned

  1. transitiveTo partition into three.

Origin

  1. Frenchtripartition
  2. Englishtripartition

Compare French tripartition.

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Translations

Finnish kolmijako
  • kolmijakodivision
Polish roztrojenie
  • roztrojeniedivision
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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