Segregation

Segregation may refer to:

Separation of people

Geographical segregation, rates of two or more populations which are not homogenous throughout a defined space
Housing segregation
Racial segregation, separation of humans into racial groups in daily life
- Racial segregation in the United States, a specific period in U.S. history
Religious segregation, the separation of people according to their religion
Residential segregation, the physical separation of two or more groups into different neighbourhoods
Sex segregation, the physical, legal, and cultural separation of people according to their biological sex
Occupational segregation, the distribution of people based upon demographic characteristics, most often gender, both across and within occupations and jobs
Age segregation, separation of people based on their age and may be observed in many aspects of some societies

Segregation in materials, enrichment of a material constituent at a free surface or an internal interface of a material
Particle segregation, tendency of particulate solids to segregate by size, density, shape, and other properties
Magnetic-activated cell sorting, a method for separation of various cell populations depending on their surface antigens

Segregate (taxonomy), created when a taxon is split off from another taxon
Chromosome segregation, the process that occurs during cell division whereby chromosomes separate and migrate to opposite ends of the cell
Mendel's law of segregation, observation in Mendelian inheritance that each parent passes only one allele to its offspring
Security segregation, regulatory rules requiring that customer assets be held separate from assets of a brokerage firm, on the broker's books
Segregated cycle facilities, marked lanes, tracks, shoulders and paths designated for use by bicyclists
Trail segregation, the practice of designating certain trails as having a specific preferred or exclusive use