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Bisection

Noun

Definition: The act of dividing something into two equal parts.

Example sentence: The teacher demonstrated the bisection of a line using a ruler and a pencil.

Noun

Definition: A mathematical method for finding roots of equations by repeatedly bisecting an interval and determining which subinterval the root lies in.

Example sentence: The bisection algorithm is commonly used to approximate solutions for equations.

Noun

Definition: The splitting of a cell into two cells during cellular reproduction or division.

Example sentence: Mitosis involves the process of bisection to form two daughter cells.

Verb

Definition: To divide or cut something into two equal parts.

Example sentence: She bisectioned the cake to ensure everyone received an equal portion.

Verb

Definition: To divide a group or population into two smaller groups or subgroups.

Example sentence: The research study bisectioned the participants into two experimental groups.