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.
page 1 of 2. The Balkan crises began in 1874. That year, Bosnia and Herzegovina rebelled against Ottoman rule, beginning the First Balkan Crisis. When Turkey refused to reform its governing structure, Serbia declared war on the Ottoman Empire on 30 June 1876.