bisect vs lie athwart of

bisect

noun
  • A bisector, which divides into two equal parts. 

  • An envelope, card, or fragment thereof showing an affixed cut half of a regular issued stamp, over which one or more postal markings have been applied. Typically used in wartime when normal lower rate stamps may not be available. 

verb
  • To divide an angle, line segment, or other figure into two equal parts. 

  • To perform a binary search on files in source control in order to identify the specific change that introduced a bug etc. 

lie athwart of

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