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| adding machine |
a machine, often used by businesses, that is able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, esp. one that prints the work on paper. |
| arithmetic |
the study of the use of numbers to add, subtract, multiply, and divide. Arithmetic is a basic area of mathematics. |
| atomize |
to divide into atoms. [2/3 definitions] |
| average |
the number that results when you add two or more numbers together and then divide them by the number of numbers. [1/3 definitions] |
| Balkanize |
(often l.c.) to divide up into mutually antagonistic political units too small to maintain their independence or autonomy effectively. |
| between |
occurring so as to unite or divide. [1/6 definitions] |
| bifurcate |
to divide into two branches. [1/2 definitions] |
| branch |
to separate or divide into branches or branchlike parts. [1/6 definitions] |
| calculate |
to add, subtract, multiply, or divide in order to find an answer to a number question. |
| calculator |
a small machine used to add, subtract, multiply, or divide numbers. |
| cancer |
a disease in which certain cells divide and grow much faster than they normally do. [1/4 definitions] |
| canton |
to divide into cantons or political districts. [1/3 definitions] |
| classify |
to arrange or divide into groups with respect to type or class. [1/3 definitions] |
| compartment |
to divide or separate into compartments; compartmentalize. [1/3 definitions] |
| compartmentalize |
to divide or separate into compartments or categories. |
| cut |
the act or result of opening or breaking something with a sharp tool; wound; tear. [1/2 definitions] |
| decile |
in statistics, any of the values that divide a frequency distribution into ten groups of equal frequency, or any one of these groups. |
| dissever |
to break or divide into parts. [1/3 definitions] |
| distribute |
to divide into parts and give out to each person or group. |
| district |
to divide into districts. [1/3 definitions] |
| disunite |
to break up the union of; divide. [1/2 definitions] |
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