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Meaning of decomposition

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  decomposition
      n 1: the analysis of a vector field [syn: {decomposition},
           {vector decomposition}]
      2: in a decomposed state [syn: {decomposition},
         {disintegration}]
      3: (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more
         substances that may differ from each other and from the
         original substance [syn: {decomposition}, {decomposition
         reaction}, {chemical decomposition reaction}]
      4: (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal
         action [syn: {decomposition}, {rot}, {rotting},
         {putrefaction}]
      5: the organic phenomenon of rotting [syn: {decay},
         {decomposition}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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