1. (noun) place value partitioning (maths).
Ko te wehewehe i tētahi tau ki ētahi wāhanga iti. Hei tauira, e taea ana te 37 te wāwāhi ki te 30 me te 7. Ka kīia tērā momo ko te wāwāhi uara tū (TRP 2010:317). / A number is divided up into smaller parts. For example, 37 can be decomposed or partitioned into 30 and 7. This is called place value partitioning (TRP 2010:317).
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