(programming) The process of separating a computer program into distinct features that overlap functionally as little as possible.

(law, historical) A married woman's property over which her husband has no right of control.

(algebra, field theory) A polynomial over a given field that has distinct roots in the algebraic closure of said field (the number of roots being equal to the degree of the polynomial).

plural of separable polynomial

(Ontario) A publicly-funded school that falls under the constitutional definition, historically implemented only for Roman Catholics, but has been provided for Protestants since the secularization of the public school system during the 1980s.

(textual criticism) An error indicating that one manuscript has not been copied from another.

An informal arrangement in which a married couple lives in separate homes while remaining legally married.

(calculus) a constant that may be introduced upon separation of variables

plural of separating disc

An emery wheel for cutting a space between teeth.