Divide
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In Geography:
- Drainage divide or watershed, a ridge of land between two drainage basins
- Continental divideContinental divideA continental divide is a drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea, or else is endorheic, not connected to the open sea...
, a water divide between the drainage of two oceans - Continental DivideContinental DivideThe Continental Divide of the Americas, or merely the Continental Gulf of Division or Great Divide, is the name given to the principal, and largely mountainous, hydrological divide of the Americas that separates the watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean from those river systems that drain...
, the North American divide between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
Places:
- Divide, SaskatchewanDivide, Saskatchewan-External links:*******...
, Canada - Divide, ColoradoDivide, ColoradoDivide is a census-designated place and a U.S. Post Office in Teller County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 127....
, USA - Divide County, North DakotaDivide County, North Dakota-Major highways:* U.S. Highway 85* North Dakota Highway 5* North Dakota Highway 40* North Dakota Highway 42- Places of interest :Two petroglyphs are displayed at Writing Rock State Historical Site in Writing Rock Township.-Demographics:...
, USA - Triple Divide PeakTriple Divide Peak (Montana)-See also:* Continental Divide of the Americas* Mountains and mountain ranges of Glacier National Park...
, in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA - Great Divide BasinGreat Divide BasinThe Great Divide Basin is a drainage basin of the Continental Divide of the Americas. The basin is between the Green River watershed on the west and the Medicine Bow River watershed on the east . From the northwest, the basin begins in the "Wind River Range .....
, in Wyoming, USA - Divide, Lane County, OregonDivide, Lane County, OregonDivide is a ghost town in Lane County, Oregon, United States, located southwest of Cottage Grove, near Interstate 5. A post office in Douglas County near a train station on the Southern Pacific Railroad was established on May 31, 1900, and it was closed on January 15, 1921. In 1909, the post office...
- Divide, Wallowa County, Oregon
In science:
- Division (mathematics)Division (mathematics)right|thumb|200px|20 \div 4=5In mathematics, especially in elementary arithmetic, division is an arithmetic operation.Specifically, if c times b equals a, written:c \times b = a\,...
- Divide and conquer algorithmDivide and conquer algorithmIn computer science, divide and conquer is an important algorithm design paradigm based on multi-branched recursion. A divide and conquer algorithm works by recursively breaking down a problem into two or more sub-problems of the same type, until these become simple enough to be solved directly...
, in computer science - Divide-and-conquer eigenvalue algorithmDivide-and-conquer eigenvalue algorithmDivide-and-conquer eigenvalue algorithms are a class of eigenvalue algorithms for Hermitian or real symmetric matrices that have recently become competitive in terms of stability and efficiency with more traditional algorithms such as the QR algorithm. The basic concept behind these algorithms is...
, a concept in the linear algebra branch of mathematics
In popular culture:
- Divide, song by American hard rock band Disturbed
In sociology:
- Divide and ruleDivide and ruleIn politics and sociology, divide and rule is a combination of political, military and economic strategy of gaining and maintaining power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy...
, a strategy of gaining and maintaining power - Digital divideDigital divideThe Digital Divide refers to inequalities between individuals, households, business, and geographic areas at different socioeconomic levels in access to information and communication technologies and Internet connectivity and in the knowledge and skills needed to effectively use the information...
, the socio-economic difference between communities in their access to computers and the Internet - North-South divideNorth-South divideThe north–south divide is a socio-economic and political division that exists between the wealthy developed countries, known collectively as "the north", and the poorer developing countries , or "the south." Although most nations comprising the "North" are in fact located in the Northern Hemisphere ,...
, between wealthy developed countries and poorer developing countries - Cultural divideCultural divideCultural divide is a term of sociology and human psychology, referring to attempts to describe the differences in reaction, response, and perception of people exposed to multi-cultural situations....
- Mercedes divideMercedes divideThe phrase "Mercedes divide" was spoken by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell at the initiation of his chairmanship...
, separating those who can afford a Mercedes-Benz car from those who cannot