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Bisect vs. Dissect
Bisect
/baɪˈsekt/Examples:
The river bisects the city into two distinct parts.A straight line can bisect an angle perfectly.Mathematicians often bisect figures for analysis.
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Dissect
/dɪˈsekt/Examples:
The committee will dissect the report's findings next week.She loves to dissect classic novels in her book club.Let's dissect the problem to find where we went wrong.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Dissect starts with di-, like in divide, hinting at splitting into parts or sections.
- Bisect has the prefix bi-, meaning two, indicating a division into two equal parts.
- You dicsect to analyze or study something, often used in science.
- Bisect can be associated with geometry as it often refers to cutting an angle or a line segment in half.
- Remember bi in bisect for bicycle, both involve two (two wheels for bicycle, two parts for bisect).
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