fragmentation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun separating something into fine particles
noun the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships
noun (computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk

From fragment + -ation.

The two wounds of the skull combined with the force of the missile produced extensive fragmentation of the skull, laceration of the superior saggital sinus, and of the right cerebral hemisphere. — Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, United States. Warren Commission

atomization, atomisation

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