divide by

divide (something) by (something)

To divide something into a specified number of parts, which is stated after "by." OK class, now what is the answer when we divide six by two?
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

divide something by something

 to perform mathematical division on something, using a particular number. Now, divide this sum by the figure in column seven. Can you divide
1. ,400 by 59?
See also: by, divide

divide by something

to perform mathematical division by a particular number. Can you divide by sixteens? Add this figure to the next column and divide by twenty.
See also: by, divide
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • divide (something) by (something)
  • divide up
  • great divide
  • the great divide
  • cut the pie up
  • split (something) down the middle
  • split something down the middle
  • polarize
  • polarize (one group of people) into (two groups of people)
  • polarize into
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The SEIU Locals Online program helps working families communicate and bridge the information divide by providing every local union with the ability to create an effective Web site that is free and easy to maintain.
SEIU locals have been helping to bridge the digital divide by increasing the access of working people and their families to new technology.
Would I divide by 5, since there are only 5 days in the assessment period?
Multiply length by width by depth in feet and divide by 1.25 or multiply by 8 and leave off the last right-hand digit.
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CEO Darien Dash, who founded DME five years ago (see "Talking Tech and the Stock Market," Techwatch, January 2000), has adopted a personal and professional mission to close the digital divide by expanding hardware and software infrastructure within minority communities.
Then you divide by 10 again to allow for especially sensitive humans.