Divide and Conquer

Divide and conquer (derived from the Latin saying Divide et impera) may refer to:

  • Divide and rule, in politics, sociology and economics, a strategy to gain or maintain power
    • Defeat in detail, in warfare, a tactical maneuver to efficiently deal with a numerous opponent.
  • Divide and conquer algorithm, in computer science, an algorithm design paradigm based on recursion
  • Divide-and-conquer eigenvalue algorithm, in computer science, a class of algorithms to find the eigenvalues of Hermitian matrices

Divide and Conquer may refer to:

  • Divide and Conquer (newsreel), the third of the Why We Fight World War II propaganda film series
  • "Divide and Conquer" (Stargate SG-1), an episode of Stargate SG-1
  • "Divide and Conquer" (Teen Titans), the first episode of the Teen Titans TV series
  • "Divide and Conquer" (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episode)
  • "Divide and Conquer" (Transformers episode)
  • "Divide and Conquer" (Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters episode)
  • "Divide and Conquer," an episode of Gangland (TV series)
  • "Divide and Conquer," a song by Hüsker Dü on their 1985 album Flip Your Wig
  • "Divide and Conquer," a song by Story of the Year on their 2003 album Page Avenue


Famous quotes containing the words Divide And Conquer, divide and/or conquer:

    “The failure of academic feminists to recognize difference as a crucial strength is a failure to reach beyond the first patriarchal lesson. In our world, divide and conquer must become define and empower.”
    —Audre Lorde (1934–1992)

    “Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.”
    —Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)

    “Only a fully trained Jedi knight with the Force as his ally will conquer Vader and his emperor. If you end your training now—if you choose the quick and easy path, as Vader did—you will become an agent of evil.”
    —Leigh Brackett (1915–1978)