fragmentation
noun
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
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In Finland, the average forest compartment is relatively small, which can lead to a patchwork-like fragmentation of forest landscapes, Pinja-Emilia Lämsä, a doctoral researcher at Aalto University and lead author of the paper, said in a statement.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 30 May 2025
This is of particular concern for Maryland wood turtles, which have already seen a significant reduction in their habitat due to fragmentation.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 May 2025
Roughly two-thirds of their neurons are spread throughout the body, especially in their arms, but nobody really knows what follows from that—whether or not there is a fragmentation of the experiencing self for the octopus.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
James Joyce’s Dedalus has little real trauma beyond his own desires and tensions with the church; Mrs. Dalloway’s concerns about her party are beyond trivial and so formal innovation, fragmentation, and non-linear exposition add something to the telling.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 21 May 2025
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 30 May 2025
This is of particular concern for Maryland wood turtles, which have already seen a significant reduction in their habitat due to fragmentation.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 May 2025
Roughly two-thirds of their neurons are spread throughout the body, especially in their arms, but nobody really knows what follows from that—whether or not there is a fragmentation of the experiencing self for the octopus.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
James Joyce’s Dedalus has little real trauma beyond his own desires and tensions with the church; Mrs. Dalloway’s concerns about her party are beyond trivial and so formal innovation, fragmentation, and non-linear exposition add something to the telling.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 21 May 2025
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“Fragmentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fragmentation. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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