fragmentation
noun
frag·men·ta·tion
ˌfrag-mən-ˈtā-shən 
-ˌmen-
1
: the act or process of fragmenting or making fragmentary
2
: the state of being fragmented or fragmentary
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Their epic long-distance swim also highlights another huge and underrated threat to species survival and biodiversity – population fragmentation.
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New Atlas, 10 July 2024
Better trail management reduces and prevents forest fragmentation, helps control invasive species, and ensures that our urban forested natural areas can continue to provide benefits in the form of cooling, carbon capture, and flooding mitigation.
—Emily Walker, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2024
The consequences of tool fatigue are real, from the costs of context-switching to information fragmentation and the burden of managing multiple applications.
—Olivia Grace, Senior Director Of Product, Slack, Quartz, 12 July 2024
Still, demonstrating fragmentation, more than 30 potential candidates were named.
—Gary Langer, ABC News, 11 July 2024
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New Atlas, 10 July 2024
Better trail management reduces and prevents forest fragmentation, helps control invasive species, and ensures that our urban forested natural areas can continue to provide benefits in the form of cooling, carbon capture, and flooding mitigation.
—Emily Walker, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2024
The consequences of tool fatigue are real, from the costs of context-switching to information fragmentation and the burden of managing multiple applications.
—Olivia Grace, Senior Director Of Product, Slack, Quartz, 12 July 2024
Still, demonstrating fragmentation, more than 30 potential candidates were named.
—Gary Langer, ABC News, 11 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for fragmentation
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“Fragmentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fragmentation. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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