Division of a polynomial by a number, however, yields another polynomial. For example, x3/12 is considered a valid term in a polynomial (and a polynomial by itself) because it is equivalent to (1/12)x3 and 1/12 is just a constant. When this expression is used as a term, its coefficient is therefore 1/12.
Balkanize. 1  to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states. ( 2 often lowercase) to divide (groups, areas, etc.) into contending and usually ineffectual factions: a movement to balkanize minority voters.
On the surface, the Balkan wars were opportunistic land grabs. The Ottoman Empire, at this point very much âthe sick man of Europe,â had held sway over a vast swath of the region since the 15th century, but by the 19th century was a steadily hemorrhaging territory.