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dividing

  • present participle of divide.

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Instead of dividing the detector into millions of tiny units, the system uses advanced camera technology to reconstruct where the light originated.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

The warehouse is right on Indiana Street, the dividing line between Boyle Heights, which is in the city of Los Angeles, and unincorporated East L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

An actuarial approach, dividing a portfolio by remaining life expectancy, can be used but introduces too much spending fluctuation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Until 1966, goal ratio was used to separate teams - this involved dividing a team's goals scored by goals conceded.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

Figure 1.66: Any common note length can be divided into an unusual number of equal-length notes and rests, for example by dividing a whole note into three instead of two 11half11 notes.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones