Section - Definition and Overview

Section can be:

• A cross section (in the common sense or the physics sense)
• In mathematics:
  • A conic section
  • A section of a fiber bundle or sheaf
• A Caesarean section
• In UK law, Section 28
• In the fictional Star Trek universe, Section 31
• A military unit
• A section (land) is subdivision of U.S. township
• A section of musical form, including introduction or intro, exposition, recapitulation, verse, chorus or refrain, conclusion, coda or outro, fadeout, bridge or interlude; or a sectional form such as binary form.
• A section of a musical ensemble, usually of like instruments, such as the string section in an orchestra.
• The section sign (§)
• A section in archaeology is a method of interpreting and recording features.
• A section in biology is a taxonomic grade intermediate between genus and species.