division of labor
noun phrase
: the breakdown of labor into its components and their distribution among different persons, groups, or machines to increase productive efficiency
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Researchers believe that the division of labor across brain hemispheres required to recognize sound patterns begins in this region.
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Hysell V. Oviedo, The Conversation, 4 June 2025
These shifts have led to broad economic growth as specialization and the division of labor increase productivity in an ever-widening global market.
—Diane Coyle, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
Like physics and other laboratory sciences, then, mathematics might also involve more division of labor.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Evidently, the discord stemmed from their division of labor.
—Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Hysell V. Oviedo, The Conversation, 4 June 2025
These shifts have led to broad economic growth as specialization and the division of labor increase productivity in an ever-widening global market.
—Diane Coyle, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
Like physics and other laboratory sciences, then, mathematics might also involve more division of labor.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Evidently, the discord stemmed from their division of labor.
—Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for division of labor
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“Division of labor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/division%20of%20labor. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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