Subdiviser

Subdiviser is a French verb meaning to divide something into smaller parts or sections. It is used across domains such as land development (to subdivide a parcel into plots), cartography or planning (to subdivide a map into zones), mathematics and data analysis (to subdivide an interval or dataset), and in general instruction (to subdivide a task into steps).

The term derives from Latin subdividere, combining sub- with dividere, and entered French through historical usage. As with many French verbs, subdiviser takes standard conjugation patterns and forms.

Conjugation (indicative and common forms)

Present: je subdivise, tu subdivises, il subdivise, nous subdivisons, vous subdivisez, ils subdivisent.

Imperfect: je subdivisais, tu subdivisais, il subdivisait, nous subdivisions, vous subdivisiez, ils subdivisaient.

Past (passé composé): j’ai subdivisé.

Future: je subdiviserai.

Subjunctive present: que je subdivise, que tu subdivises, qu’il subdivise, que nous subdivisions, que vous subdivisiez, qu’ils subdivisent.

Participle present: subdivisant; past participle: subdivisé.

Imperative: subdivise, subdivisons, subdivisez.

Examples

On peut subdiviser un grand terrain en lots plus petits pour la vente. We can subdivide a large plot into smaller lots for sale. En mathématiques, il est utile de subdiviser un intervalle en segments égaux pour l’intégration numérique.

See also

Subdiviseur or subdivisatrice can denote a person or device that subdivides, while subdivision is a related noun used in urban planning and mathematics to describe the act or result of subdividing.