periodisation meaning

• or periodīsāˈtion noun
    Division into periods

Examples

1. This periodisation has been criticised, for the misconceptions it has given rise to.
2. In the study of the coinage of the Visigoths a different periodisation is applied.
3. An elaborate periodisation may be as follows:
4. Those changes determined the periodisation of national cinema into a succession of distinct eras and movements.
5. Another periodisation is the division into " ancient, classical, mediaeval and modern periods ".