#separation  the act of dividing or disconnecting
  supertype:  change_of_integrity  the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something
  subtype:  avulsion  a forcible tearing or separation of one body part from another
  subtype:  dissociation  the act of removing from association
  subtype:  secession__withdrawal  formal separation from an alliance or federation
     subtype:  breakaway__breaking_away  the act of breaking away or withdrawing from: "there was a breakaway by the discontented members"; "a breaking away from family and neighborhood"
  subtype:  disunion  the termination or destruction of union
  subtype:  disconnection__disjunction  the act of breaking a connection
  subtype:  division  the act or process of dividing
     subtype:  parcellation  the division into parcels; "the increasing parcellation of land with every generation"
     subtype:  cleavage  the act of cleaving or splitting
     subtype:  bisection  dividing into two equal parts
     subtype:  quartering  dividing into four equal parts
     subtype:  schism__split  division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"
     subtype:  cut__cutting  the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
        subtype:  severing__severance  the act of severing
        subtype:  dissection  cutting so as to separate into pieces
        subtype:  scission  the act of dividing by cutting or splitting
        subtype:  slicing  the act of cutting into slices
     subtype:  fragmentation__atomization__atomisation  separating something into fine particles
     subtype:  branching__ramification__fork__forking  the act of branching out or dividing into branches
        subtype:  bifurcation  splitting into two branches
        subtype:  trifurcation  splitting into three branches
        subtype:  divarication  branching at a wide angle
        subtype:  fibrillation  act or process of forming fibrils
     subtype:  dichotomization__dichotomisation  the act of dividing into two sharply different categories
     subtype:  quantization__quantisation  the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory
     subtype:  fractionation  separation into portions
     subtype:  syllabication__syllabification  forming or dividing words into syllables
     subtype:  word_division__hyphenation  division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
     subtype:  card_cut__cut__cutting  the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "his cutting the cards before every deal soon became a ritual"
  subtype:  disengagement__detachment  the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
  subtype:  tear  the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"
     subtype:  laceration  the act of lacerating
     subtype:  rent.tear__rip__split  the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
  subtype:  removal__remotion  the act of removing; "he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy"
     subtype:  abscission.remotion__cutting_off__cuttingoff  the act of cutting something off
        subtype:  circumcision  surgical removal of the foreskin of males
     subtype:  abstraction.remotion  the act of withdrawing or removing something
     subtype:  extraction  the act of pulling out (as a tooth); "the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction"
     subtype:  autotomy  spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw or a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack
     subtype:  decontamination  the removal of contaminants
     subtype:  deletion  the act of deleting something written or printed
        subtype:  bowdlerization__bowdlerisation__expurgation  the deletion of all passages considered to be indecent
        subtype:  censoring__censorship  deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances
           subtype:  Bowdlerism  censorship in the form of prudish expurgation
           subtype:  Comstockery  censorship because of perceived obscenity or immorality
        subtype:  expunction__expunging__erasure  deletion by an act of expunging or erasing
     subtype:  denudation__stripping__uncovering__baring__husking  the removal of covering
        subtype:  disforestation__deforestation  the removal of trees
        subtype:  cornhusking  the act of removing the husks from ears of corn
     subtype:  dermabrasion  removal of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or wire-brushing off some of the outer skin layer
     subtype:  dislodgment__dislodgement  forced removal from a position of advantage
     subtype:  riddance__elimination  the act of removing or getting rid of something
        subtype:  simplification  elimination of superfluous details
           subtype:  oversimplification  excessive simplification (to the point of misrepresentation)
           subtype:  rationalization__rationalisation  (math) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
     subtype:  elimination  the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations
     subtype:  emptying__voidance__evacuation  the act of removing the contents of something
        subtype:  drainage__drain  emptying accomplished by draining
     subtype:  rinsing__rinse  the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing
     subtype:  disembowelment__evisceration  the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude
     subtype:  skimming  the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid
     subtype:  withdrawal.remotion  the act of taking out money or other capital
        subtype:  bank_withdrawal  the withdrawal of money from your account at a bank
           subtype:  bank_run  the concerted action of depositors who try to withdraw their money from a bank because the think it will fail
        subtype:  disinvestment  the withdrawal of capital from a country or corporation
  subtype:  sectionalization__division__partition__partitioning__segmentation__sectionalisation  the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
     subtype:  subdivision  the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided
     subtype:  septation  the division or partitioning of a cavity into parts by a septum
     subtype:  zoning  dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc
  subtype:  divergence.separation__divergency  the act of moving away in different direction from a common point; "an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines"

2 statements are about indirect instances of separation: graph1_on_type, graph2_on_description
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