The difference between Partition and Separate

When used as nouns, partition means an action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another, whereas separate means anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing.

When used as verbs, partition means to divide something into parts, sections or shares, whereas separate means to divide (a thing) into separate parts.

Separate is also adjective with the meaning: apart from (the rest).

check bellow for the other definitions of Partition and Separate

  1. Partition as a noun:

    An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another.

  2. Partition as a noun:

    A part of something that has been divided.

  3. Partition as a noun (math):

    An approach to division in which one asks what the size of each part is, rather than (as in quotition) how many parts there are.

  4. Partition as a noun:

    The division of a territory into two or more autonomous ones.

    Examples:

    "Monarchies where partition isn't prohibited risk weakening trough parcellation and civil wars between the heirs"

  5. Partition as a noun:

    A vertical structure that divides a room.

    Examples:

    "a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions"

  6. Partition as a noun:

    That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; boundary; dividing line or space.

  7. Partition as a noun:

    A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment.

  8. Partition as a noun (legal):

    The severance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law.

  9. Partition as a noun (computing):

    A section of a hard disk separately formatted.

  10. Partition as a noun (databases):

    A division of a database or one of its constituting elements such as tables into separate independent parts.

  11. Partition as a noun (set theory):

    A collection of non-empty, disjoint subsets of a set whose union is the set itself (i.e. all elements of the set are contained in exactly one of the subsets).

  12. Partition as a noun (music):

    A musical score.

  1. Partition as a verb:

    To divide something into parts, sections or shares

  2. Partition as a verb:

    To divide a region or country into two or more territories with separate political status

  3. Partition as a verb:

    To separate or divide a room by a partition (ex. a wall), often use with off

  1. Separate as an adjective:

    Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).

    Examples:

    "This chair can be disassembled into five separate pieces."

  2. Separate as an adjective (followed by “from”):

    Not together (with); not united (to).

    Examples:

    "I try to keep my personal life separate from work."

  1. Separate as a verb (transitive):

    To divide (a thing) into separate parts.

    Examples:

    "'Separate the articles from the headings."

  2. Separate as a verb:

    To disunite something from one thing; To disconnect.

  3. Separate as a verb (transitive):

    To cause (things or people) to be separate.

    Examples:

    "If the kids get too noisy, separate them for a few minutes."

  4. Separate as a verb (intransitive):

    To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.

    Examples:

    "The sauce will separate if you don't keep stirring."

  5. Separate as a verb (obsolete):

    To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.

  1. Separate as a noun (usually, in the plural):

    Anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing.

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