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title: bisection — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bisection» in the school dictionary: The act of dividing something into two equal parts. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bisection

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**Who acts:** act, method, bisection, We, you · **What happens:** divide, find, halve, give, bisect, learn · **To what, where:** something, two equal parts, answer, range, two angles, angle

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«bisection» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [bisection in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bisection.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

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The act of dividing something into two equal parts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bisection:m1:1
# text = The act of dividing something into two equal parts.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	dividing	divide	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
8	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **divide** | gerund | the act *not said here* | something |  | two equal parts |  |  | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: maths, computing — kept apart, not parsed.

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A method of finding an answer by halving a range again and again, as in the bisection method or a binary search.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bisection:m2:1
# text = A method of finding an answer by halving a range again and again, as in the bisection method or a binary search.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	method	method	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	finding	find	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	halving	halve	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	range	range	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	again	again	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	again	again	ADV	RB	_	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	bisection	bisection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	method	method	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	binary	binary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	search	search	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | gerund | a method *not said here* | a answer |  |  |  | as the bisection method or a binary search | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent answer=Theme as method=Attribute |
| 2 | **halve** | gerund | a method *not said here* | a range |  |  | again |  | vn remedy-45.7-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent range=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The bisection of the angle gave two angles of 35 degrees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bisection:x1:1
# text = The bisection of the angle gave two angles of 35 degrees.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bisection	bisection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	angle	angle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	angles	angle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	35	35	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	degrees	degree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the bisection of the angle | two angles of 35 degrees |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent angle=Theme |
| 2 | **bisect** |  |  | the angle |  |  |  |  | nom bisection «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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We learnt the bisection of a line with a compass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bisection:x2:1
# text = We learnt the bisection of a line with a compass.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	learnt	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bisection	bisection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	compass	compass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | We | the bisection of a line with a compass |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bisection=Topic |
| 2 | **bisect** |  |  | a line with a compass |  |  |  |  | nom bisection «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Bisection finds the number in just a few guesses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bisection:x3:1
# text = Bisection finds the number in just a few guesses.
1	Bisection	bisection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	finds	find	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	guesses	guess	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present | Bisection | the number |  | a few guesses |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Guess 50, then 25, then 37: that is bisection.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bisection:x4:1
# text = Guess 50, then 25, then 37: that is bisection.
1	Guess	guess	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
5	25	25	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
8	37	37	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	det	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	bisection	bisection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guess** | imperative | you *not said here* | 50 |  |  |  | 25 *obl* | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 50=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | that bisection |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The bisection of the circle makes two semicircles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bisection:x5:1
# text = The bisection of the circle makes two semicircles.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bisection	bisection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	circle	circle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	semicircles	semicircle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | the bisection of the circle | two semicircles |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset semicircle=Product |
| 2 | **bisect** |  |  | the circle |  |  |  |  | nom bisection «act transitive»: of=patient |

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