Dividing a figure is called decomposing it, while combining shapes to make a figure is called composing a figure.
Suppose we have a complex figure, we can "decompose" it into simpler figures like circles, triangles, squares, etc.
So, to divide a figure into known shapes is called decomposing the figure.
In the inverse case, of taking simpler figures and making a more complex one (for example we take a square and a triangle and we make a tiny house) we are composing a figure.
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