partial — Dizionario inglese

Aggettivo

1. Existing as a part or portion; incomplete.

   Esempi

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

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

   Esempi

   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.

   Sinonimi

   nonimpartial

   Contrari

   impartial

   Esempi

   The referee is blatantly partial!

   God is not partial; he does not play favorites.

   Altri esempi (1)

   17th century, Alexander Pope, a letter partial parent

4. Having a predilection for something.

   Uso

   • followed by the preposition to

   Sinonimi

   fond

   Esempi

   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.

   Altri esempi (1)

   of

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

6. Subordinate.

7. Having a wordplay element, but no definition.

   Uso

   • of a clue

   Esempi

   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.

Sostantivo

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.

   Uso

   • Internet

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   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.

   Sinonimi

   half rep

   Esempi

   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.

   Uso

   • gergo

Verbo

1. To take the partial regression coefficient.

   Uso

   • transitivo

Aggettivo

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

   Sinonimi

   fractional

   Esempi

   a fractional share of the vote

   a partial dose

2. showing favoritism

   Contrari

   impartial

3. being or affecting only a part; not total

   Esempi

   a partial description of the suspect

   partial collapse

   Altri esempi (3)

   a partial eclipse

   a partial monopoly

   partial immunity

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

   Sinonimi

   fond

   Esempi

   fond of chocolate

   partial to horror movies

Sostantivo

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

   Sinonimi

   partial derivative

   Termini più generali

   derived functionderivativedifferential coefficientdifferentialfirst derivative

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

   Sinonimi

   overtonepartial tone

   Termini più generali

   harmonic