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
Given increasing market segmentation, companies may decide to focus on only one or more segments.
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Ezgi Eyüboğlu,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 May 2026
Anyone building on the platform has to factor in tier-segmentation risk as part of their roadmap planning.
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Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
26 May 2026
That meant advanced underwriting, using external data (e.g. property-level insights and environmental risk data); continuous re-underwriting at renewal; and better segmentation of risk across our own balance sheet and partners.
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Richard McCathron,
Fortune,
25 May 2026
Researchers used image-segmentation software to identify suspicious wound regions and generate a matching light mask.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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Ezgi Eyüboğlu,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 May 2026
Anyone building on the platform has to factor in tier-segmentation risk as part of their roadmap planning.
—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
26 May 2026
That meant advanced underwriting, using external data (e.g. property-level insights and environmental risk data); continuous re-underwriting at renewal; and better segmentation of risk across our own balance sheet and partners.
—
Richard McCathron,
Fortune,
25 May 2026
Researchers used image-segmentation software to identify suspicious wound regions and generate a matching light mask.
—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for segmentation
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Frequent mowing keeps clippings small, preventing smothering and speeds up decomposition for reuse.
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As with all animals, when a whale dies, bacteria begin the process of decomposition.
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Following the abrupt dissolution of Disney’s $1 billion investment in OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video app, Shin stressed that there are no plans to use A24’s existing IP to create GenAI tools.
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Coincidentally or not, that pained study of marital dissolution, co-starring Jolie’s then-husband Brad Pitt, intersected with the couple’s real-life breakup — not to mention Jolie’s grief over the death of her mother, Marcheline Bertrand.
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Participants also include national film bodies, representing a range of sales, production and distribution companies, as well as industry associations and guilds.
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Since the atoms are heavy and closely spaced, the electron distribution is difficult to resolve, thereby making both scenarios extreme test cases.
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“Segmentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segmentation. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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