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the process of dividing something into parts or segments
the segmentation of the population
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The subsequent segmentation study with about 500 ABS users confirmed this suspicion.
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 6 Jan. 2025
According to Harvard Business Review, businesses aiming to save themselves during a down market may need to look at strategies like optimizing market intelligence, segmentation, and sales coverage models.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 1 Jan. 2025
This approach ensures a steady cash flow by minimizing overdue payments and reduces the risk of bad debt through proactive monitoring and segmentation.
—Ashish Srimal, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
To protect hypervisors, organizations must invest in proper network segmentation, hardening programs and runtime security.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 6 Jan. 2025
According to Harvard Business Review, businesses aiming to save themselves during a down market may need to look at strategies like optimizing market intelligence, segmentation, and sales coverage models.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 1 Jan. 2025
This approach ensures a steady cash flow by minimizing overdue payments and reduces the risk of bad debt through proactive monitoring and segmentation.
—Ashish Srimal, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
To protect hypervisors, organizations must invest in proper network segmentation, hardening programs and runtime security.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for segmentation
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“Segmentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/segmentation. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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