Partition

In mathematics:

1. Partition of a set
2. Partition of a number
3. Partition of unity
4. Partition function

In computer science:

1. Hard disk drive partitioning
2. Partition (IBM PC)
3. for dividing a big computer (e.g. a mainframe) into several virtually independent computers, see also LPAR[?], IBM mainframe, Sun E10.000[?], HP-UX. Some vendors (e.g. Sun) uses the term domain instead of partition.

In history:

1. 1947 UN Partition Plan for Palestine
2. The 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan

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