divided in vs divided by

Both 'divided in' and 'divided by' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Divided in' is used when talking about dividing something into parts or sections, while 'divided by' is used when performing a mathematical division operation.

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divided in

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to dividing something into parts or sections.

Use 'divided in' when you want to express the idea of splitting something into different parts or sections.

Examples:

The book is divided in three main sections.
The city is divided in districts.
The project is divided in tasks.

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Your body, to be divided in four parts.
Spain's always divided in two.
Hydro generation can be divided in large and small hydro production.
The maintenance dose is divided in 2 administrations per day where possible.
For that purpose a 12-month period must be divided in 12 periods of one month.
Standard addition means a procedure in which the test sample is divided in two (or more) test portions.
But a country divided in two does not accept ceasefires.
The recommended starting dose is 1 mg/ kg body weight/ day divided in 2 doses administered orally.
If the regulation needs to be divided in two to find a solution that is acceptable to all, then so be it.
This Annex is divided in four titles:
The daily dose in adults, adolescents and children over 10 years of age is 6 g per day divided in 2 doses of 3 g per day.
For now, the MEPs are increasingly worried about Turkey's refusal to admit vessels and airplanes from Cyprus, an EU member state but which also continues to be divided in a Turkish northern and a Greek southern part.
Today's voting time will be divided in two to make space for the formal sitting devoted to the address by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany.
In case of EE the total expenditure has been divided in euro and national currency parts (Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2006).
Why did I even lay eyes on you, on a love so divided divided in two, in two, in two, yes, yes, yes.
The import tariff quota period referred to in paragraph 1 shall be divided in the following four subperiods:
The EUR 5356895 loan of the City of Mikkeli was treated as "secured debt" and was divided in two parts.
A test sample with a content T of the analyte is divided in two test portions 1 and 2 of respective masses m1 and m2.
The basic amount of the fine was therefore divided in two parts, one for the period from 1988 to 1995 and one for the period from1995 to 2001.
For the establishment of the payment entitlement, the calculation of the reference amount is divided in relation to three quantities of tobacco for which a payment was granted during the reference period 2000 to 2002.

Alternatives:

split into
separated into
segmented into
partitioned into
categorized into

divided by

This phrase is correct and commonly used in mathematical contexts when performing division operations.

Use 'divided by' when you are performing a mathematical division operation, indicating the divisor.