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div.

A function, implemented in many programming languages, that returns the result of a division of two integers.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɪv/

  1. A function, implemented in many programming languages, that returns the result of a division of two integers.

  2. A section of a web page, or the div element that represents it in HTML code.

  3. A division; a lesson.

    UK

  4. division; a subject with multidisciplinary scope.

    UK

  5. A division.

Where this word comes from

Clipping of division.

noun/ˈdɪv/

  1. Divergence; a kind of differential operator.

Where this word comes from

Clipping of divergence.

noun/ˈdɪv/

  1. Divinity, as a school subject.

    Ireland · UK · slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Clipping of divinity.

noun/ˈdɪv/

  1. A foolish person; an idiot.

    Ireland · UK · slang
Where this word comes from

UK, 1980s. Clipping of divvy (“a foolish person”).

verb/ˈdɪv/

  1. Abbreviation of divide.

    abbreviation · alt-of
Where this word comes from

Clipping of division.

noun/ˈdɪv/

  1. Alternative form of daeva.

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *deywós Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás Proto-Iranian *daywáh Old Persian 𐎭𐎡𐎺 (d-i-v /⁠daivaʰ⁠⁠/) Middle Persian 𐫅𐫏𐫇 (dyw /⁠dēw⁠/) Iranian Persian دیوْ (div)bor. English div Borrowed from Iranian Persian دیوْ (div). Doublet of daeva and deva, and (via PIE) related to Tiw, Zeus, and deus. Compare the root *div- in divine and diva as well as *dei- in deity, deism etc.

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