section

Everyday

1. A section is one part of something that is split into parts, like a section of a fence, a book or an orange. tree →
2. A section is a part of a group or place: the music section, the children's section of the library. tree →
3. A cross-section is what you see when you cut straight through something. tree →

In the lessons

In maths: a part of a whole: sections of a fence, a book, a garden or a pizza; equal sections: whole = sections × size, size = whole ÷ sections; fraction of the whole. In science: a cross-section of a tree trunk shows its rings. In school: the reading section of a test. Phrases: a section of, in sections, the sports section, cross-section, string section.

Examples

• The fence has 8 sections, each 2 m long. tree →
• The book has 5 sections of 20 pages. tree →
• She planted 9 seeds in each section. tree →
• A pizza is cut into 8 sections. tree →
• Find the picture books in the children's section. tree →
• An orange has many sections. tree →
• Answer every question in section A. tree →
• The cross-section of the trunk showed 40 rings. tree →
• With one more legend about this favorite saint, I will conclude this section of the present chapter. tree →

Note

Countable. A «sector» is a slice of a circle; a «section» is any part. Equal sections: whole = sections × size, size = whole ÷ sections. Trap: a fence of 8 sections has 9 posts.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah is divided into chapters and short sections called mishnayot, and commentators refer to them by number. In the primary lessons: In maths: a part of a whole: sections of a fence, a book, a garden or a pizza; equal sections: whole = sections × size, size = whole ÷ sections; fraction of the whole. In science: a cross-section of a tree trunk shows its rings. In school: the reading section of a test. Phrases: a section of, in sections, the sports section, cross-section, string section.

Examples

• 35) Compare Chapter I, Section 3, Note, 8. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• N] = original page markers; [N] = note references (notes are in sy08 section). (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• The twelve sections of this chapter introduce this philo- sophic disquisition upon the Formation and Development of the Universe. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Countable. A «sector» is a slice of a circle; a «section» is any part. Equal sections: whole = sections × size, size = whole ÷ sections. Trap: a fence of 8 sections has 9 posts.