Partition

Partition may refer to:

Computing

Hardware

• Disk partitioning, the division of a hard disk drive
• Memory partition, a subdivision of a computer's memory, usually for use by a single job

Software

• Partition (database), the division of a database
• Logical partition (virtual computing platform) (LPAR), a subset of a computer's resources, virtualized as a separate computer

Problems

• Binary space partitioning
• Partition problem, an NP-complete problem in computer science

Mathematics

• Partition (number theory), a way to write a number as a sum of other numbers
• Multiplicative partition, a way to write a number as a product of other numbers
• Partition of an interval
• Partition of a set
• Partition of unity, a certain kind of set of functions on a topological space
• Plane partition

Natural science

• Partition function (quantum field theory)
• Partition function (statistical mechanics)
• Partition coefficient, a concept in organic chemistry

Law and politics

• Partition (law), the division of an estate
• Partition (politics), a change of political borders
• Partitions of Poland
• Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire
• Partition of India
• Partition of Quebec
• Partition of Yugoslavia
• Partition of Belgium
• Partition of Kosovo
• Partition of Ireland

Film and TV

• Partition (1987 film)
• Partition (2007 film)

Music

• Another term for Sheet music
• In set theory, Partition (music)
• "Partition" (song), a song by American singer Beyoncé from her eponymous fifth album Beyoncé (2013)
• Partition, soundtrack to 2007 film by Brian Tyler

Other uses

• Folding screen, a piece of furniture
• Ljubljanica Sluice Gate, also named Pregrada

See also

• All pages beginning with "Partition"
• All pages with titles containing Partition
• Part (disambiguation)
• Section (disambiguation)
• Compartment (disambiguation)
• Divider (disambiguation)