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
-ed/-ing/-s
: to break into pieces especially explosively : fractionate, fragmentize
they were sure the master rods on the engines were all fragmentating—David Beaty
permits the … artist to fragmentate a single small idea into a limitless string of daily episodes—C. W. Morton
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“Fragmentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fragmentation. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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