Divide and rule or divide and conquer (Latin: divide et impera) is a method for gaining and maintaining power in politics and sociology.

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Divide and rule or divide and conquer may also refer to:

• Defeat in detail, or divide and conquer, a military tactic
• Divide-and-conquer algorithm, in computer science
• Divide-and-conquer eigenvalue algorithm, in mathematics
• Divide and conquer algorithm for matrix multiplication, in mathematics

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• Divide and choose, a procedure for fair division of a continuous resource

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