partial — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Existing as a part or portion; incomplete.

   Examples

   So far, I have only pieced together a partial account of the incident.

2. Describing a property that holds only when an algorithm terminates.

   Examples

   It's easy to prove partial correctness, but it's not obvious that it is also totally correct.

3. Biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute.

   Synonyms

   nonimpartial

   Antonyms

   impartial

   Examples

   The referee is blatantly partial!

   God is not partial; he does not play favorites.

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   17th century, Alexander Pope, a letter partial parent

4. Having a predilection for something.

   Usage

   • followed by the preposition to

   Synonyms

   fond

   Examples

   not partial to an ostentatious display

   But if a woman is partial to a man, and does not endeavour to conceal it, he must find it out.

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   of

5. Of or relating to a partial derivative or partial differential.

6. Subordinate.

7. Having a wordplay element, but no definition.

   Usage

   • of a clue

   Examples

   Twelve six- letter lights form a group; these have only partial clues.

   Fourteen solutions are men of a kind. Each begins with a different letter, and their (partial) clues begin with the same letter as their solutions.

Noun

1. A partial derivative: a derivative with respect to one independent variable of a function in multiple variables while holding the other variables constant.

2. Any of the sine waves which make up a complex tone; often an overtone or harmonic of the fundamental.

3. dentures that replace only some of the natural teeth

4. An incomplete fingerprint

5. A fragment of a template containing markup.

   Usage

   • Internet

   Examples

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   In fact, as seen in Chapters 5 and 6, the resulting document is usually the product of rendering a layout, which yields the rendering of the template at hand, which in turn can invoke the rendering of other templates and/or one or more partials.

6. A repetition of an exercise during which the range of motion (amplitude) is not maximized.

   Synonyms

   half rep

   Examples

   Research tells us that eccentrics, heavy partials, and static exercise may require several days or weeks of recovery time.

7. A fursuit that does not fully cover the wearer's body.

   Usage

   • Slang

Verb

1. To take the partial regression coefficient.

   Usage

   • Transitive

Adjective

1. constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety

   Synonyms

   fractional

   Examples

   a fractional share of the vote

   a partial dose

2. showing favoritism

   Antonyms

   impartial

3. being or affecting only a part; not total

   Examples

   a partial description of the suspect

   partial collapse

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   a partial eclipse

   a partial monopoly

   partial immunity

4. (followed by ‘of’ or ‘to’) having a strong preference or liking for

   Synonyms

   fond

   Examples

   fond of chocolate

   partial to horror movies

Noun

1. the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant

   Synonyms

   partial derivative

   Broader terms

   derived functionderivativedifferential coefficientdifferentialfirst derivative

2. a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency

   Synonyms

   overtonepartial tone

   Broader terms

   harmonic