Division is a mathematical operation that involves splitting a number or quantity into equal parts. It is denoted by the symbol “/”, or by using the division sign “÷”. In division, the number being divided is called the dividend, the number by which it is divided is called the divisor, and the result is called the quotient. The division process can be thought of as the opposite of multiplication, as it is used to find out how many times one number can be divided by another.