Division - Simple English Wikipedia

# Division

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Division is an arithmetic operation used to find out how many times a number will go into another number. For example, two goes into nine, four and a half times. This can also be written down as 9 ÷ 2 = 4.5, or 9 / 2 = 4,5 or spoken verbally as "nine over two is four and a half." The numbers in the operation have special names: Dividend ÷ divisor = quotient.

### [edit] See also

- multiplication (the opposite of division)
- addition
- subtraction

### [edit] Other meanings

In business organization, a division is a unique group of people who are responsible for a particular product or function.

In military doctrine, a division is a unique cohesive unit. In the United States a division totals about 10,000 to 12,000 soldiers or marines.

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