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No it isn't.
The whole point of partitions is so you can have multiple things on the same drive. Be them data, swap, or... yes, operating systems.
You shouldn’t be partitioning your OS drive and putting multiple OS’s on it. Terrible practice.
The best practice is to buy a separate PC for each system and while you are at it, try buying a new house to perfectly isolate both systems /s