a. and sb. [ad. L. bipartient-em, pr. pple. of bipartīre to divide into two parts, bisect, f. bi- two + partīre to divide.]
A. adj. That divides into two parts.
1678. in Phillips.
1857. Falconer, in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc., 318. The longitudinal, mesial, bipartient cleft.
B. sb. A number that divides another into two equal parts, without leaving any remainder.
1819. Rees, Cycl., s.v., Thus 2 is a bipartient to 4.
