as in decomposition
the process of dividing something into parts or segments
the segmentation of the population
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Recent Examples of segmentation
Wright said a more sophisticated approach to running women’s sports teams, including dynamic pricing on ticketing and market segmentation, should help the entire industry with future profitability.
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Alex Sherman, CNBC, 8 May 2025
Are they factored into capital allocation, go-to-market models, or customer segmentation?
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Connected data empowers organizations to go beyond surface-level segmentation for a nuanced understanding of their audiences, particularly healthcare providers (HCPs) and patient populations.
—Kirby Forlin, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Beneath the surface, the campaign was a mess, lacking keyword segmentation, conversion tracking and meaningful optimizations.
—Anthony Chiaravallo, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Alex Sherman, CNBC, 8 May 2025
Are they factored into capital allocation, go-to-market models, or customer segmentation?
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Connected data empowers organizations to go beyond surface-level segmentation for a nuanced understanding of their audiences, particularly healthcare providers (HCPs) and patient populations.
—Kirby Forlin, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Beneath the surface, the campaign was a mess, lacking keyword segmentation, conversion tracking and meaningful optimizations.
—Anthony Chiaravallo, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for segmentation
Noun
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The breakthrough is the fruit of incredible recent performance in all age groups for the nation of 36 million people, which became independent in 1991 after the dissolution of the USSR.—
Hassan Tayir,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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Why, then, engage language at all? Lijn explained her simultaneous recruitment and dissolution of language as a way to cope with her growing sense that words had become tired and lost any vital force.—
Marina Isgro,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
Noun
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That said, Brian had also uploaded their music to Spotify via a British distribution service called RouteNote.—
Tyler Hicks,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
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The company’s distribution model, however, remains costly.—
Nina Bambysheva,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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“Segmentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segmentation. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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