# Partition

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'''Partition'''  may refer to:
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==Arts and entertainment==
===Film and television===
* [''Partition'' (1987 film)](/source/Partition_(1987_film)), directed by Ken McMullen
* [''Partition'' (2007 film)](/source/Partition_(2007_film)), directed by Vic Sarin
* ''[Partition: 1947](/source/Partition%3A_1947)'', or ''Viceroy's House'', a 2017 film

===Music===
* [Partition (music)](/source/Partition_(music)), a segment created from a set
* ["Partition" (song)](/source/Partition_(song)), by Beyoncé, 2014
* ''Partition'', soundtrack to the 2007 film by [Brian Tyler](/source/Brian_Tyler)

==Law and politics==
* [Partition (law)](/source/Partition_(law)), the division of an estate
* [Partition (politics)](/source/Partition_(politics)), a change of political borders, including:
** [Partition of India](/source/Partition_of_India)
** [Partition of Ireland](/source/Partition_of_Ireland)
** [Partitions of Poland](/source/Partitions_of_Poland)

==Science and technology==
{{see also|Partition function (disambiguation)}}
===Computing===
* [Disk partitioning](/source/Disk_partitioning), the division of a hard disk drive
* Memory partition, a [memory management](/source/Memory_management_(operating_systems)) technique
* [Partition (database)](/source/Partition_(database)), the division of a logical database
* [Logical partition](/source/Logical_partition), a subset of a computer's resources, virtualized as a separate computer
* [Binary space partitioning](/source/Binary_space_partitioning), in computer science
* [Partition problem](/source/Partition_problem), in number theory and computer science

===Mathematics===
* [Integer partition](/source/Integer_partition), a way to write an integer as a sum of other integers
* [Multiplicative partition](/source/Multiplicative_partition), a way to write an integer as a product of other integers
* [Partition of an interval](/source/Partition_of_an_interval), a finite sequence of real numbers 
* [Partition of a set](/source/Partition_of_a_set), grouping elements of a set
* [Partition of unity](/source/Partition_of_unity), of a topological space
* [Plane partition](/source/Plane_partition), in mathematics and especially combinatorics
* [Graph partition](/source/Graph_partition), the reduction of a graph to a smaller graph

==Other uses==
* [Folding screen](/source/Folding_screen), a piece of furniture
* [Portable partition](/source/Portable_partition), a form of temporary walls
* [Ljubljanica Sluice Gate](/source/Ljubljanica_Sluice_Gate), or the Partition (''Pregrada'')
* [Division of the field](/source/Division_of_the_field), or partition of the field, in heraldry

==See also==
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* [Compartment (disambiguation)](/source/Compartment_(disambiguation))
* [Divider (disambiguation)](/source/Divider_(disambiguation))
* [Part (disambiguation)](/source/Part_(disambiguation))
* [Partition function (disambiguation)](/source/Partition_function_(disambiguation))
* [Section (disambiguation)](/source/Section_(disambiguation))
* [Stanchion](/source/Stanchion)
* [Bulkhead (partition)](/source/Bulkhead_(partition)), an upright wall in a ship, an airplane or a boxcar
* [Cubicle](/source/Cubicle), a partially enclosed office workspace
* [Partition coefficient](/source/Partition_coefficient), in the physical sciences
* [Partition wall](/source/Partition_wall), used to separate or divide a room

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