div
div
1 American
div.
2
American
abbreviation
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divide.
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divided.
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dividend.
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division.
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divisor.
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divorced.
Div.
3
American
abbreviation
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divine.
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divinity.
div
1
British
/ dɪv /
noun
div
2
British
/ dɪv /
noun
Etymology
Origin of div
C20: probably shortened and changed from deviant
Example Sentences
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The sum of div FΔV over all the small boxes approximating E is approximately ∭Ediv FdV.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
If F is a constant vector field then div F = 0.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
The div recently treated himself to a new Kindle and a ticket to Hay.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 3, 2014
Looks like Rangers will have company in the 3rd div soon.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2012
"We div it more to eat," said Clinton, "and I'll tum and seep with it, and cuddle up to its back, and Dowler shan't touch it."
From Summerfield or, Life on a Farm by Day Kellogg Lee
I see I've got to pinch him, but he's out to do his div. in, 'N' don't care if he don't go home till day- light doth appear.
From 'Hello, Soldier!' Khaki Verse by Edward Dyson
"Glenmutchkins—guaranteed stock, 5 premium, ex div.," said a ninth.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 by Various
Hist., vol. iii. div. iii., notes to p.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
Unless there is a fund. div., i.e., unless the differences are differences in a common character, the division is not a logical division.
From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by William Minto
Nepos’ slight regard for philosophy is shown by a letter to Cicero quoted by Lactant. inst. div. iii.
From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by George Middleton
“DEM strongly condemns racism + discrimination + our Div. of Law Enforcement is investigating these acts of criminal vandalism.”
From Washington Times ● May 15, 2023
“I told him honestly I would go back to coach college, but I would go back to like Div. II or III,” Clifford said.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 5, 2017
Let's see a list for *all* schools with Div. 1-3 football programs for some reality check.
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2015
"This is going to strengthen his internal opposition," says Vincent R. Reinhart, who directed the Fed's Monetary Affairs Div. from 2001 to 2007.
From BusinessWeek ● Dec. 2, 2010
Use the following abbreviations:—"Add." for addition, "Sub." for subtraction, "Mul." for multiplication, and "Div." for division.
From The Psychology of Arithmetic by Edward L. (Edward Lee) Thorndike
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