partial

See also: parțial

English

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Etymology

From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#PARTIALCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#PARTIAL partiall, parcial, from Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#PARTIAL parcial (“biased or particular”), from Late LatinCategory:English terms derived from Late Latin#PARTIAL partiālis (“of or pertaining to a part”), from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#PARTIAL pars (“part”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

partial (comparative more partial, superlative most partial)Category:English lemmas#PARTIALCategory:English adjectives#PARTIALCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#PARTIALCategory:Pages with entries#PARTIALCategory:Pages with 2 entries#PARTIAL

  1. Existing as a part or portion; incomplete.
    So far, I have only pieced together a partial account of the incident.Category:English terms with usage examples#PARTIAL
  2. (computer scienceCategory:en:Computer science#PARTIAL) Describing a property that holds only when an algorithm terminates.
    It's easy to prove partial correctness, but it's not obvious that it is also totally correct.Category:English terms with usage examples#PARTIAL
  3. Biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute.
    Synonym: nonimpartial
    Antonym: impartial
    God is not partial; he does not play favorites.Category:English terms with usage examples#PARTIAL
  4. (followed by the preposition to) Having a predilection for something.
    Synonym: fond of
  5. (mathematicsCategory:en:Mathematics#PARTIAL) Of or relating to a partial derivative or partial differential.
  6. (botanyCategory:en:Botany#PARTIAL) Subordinate.
  7. (crosswordingCategory:en:Crosswording#PARTIAL, of a clue) Having a wordplay element, but no definition.

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Noun

partial (plural partials)Category:English lemmas#PARTIALCategory:English nouns#PARTIALCategory:English countable nouns#PARTIALCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#PARTIALCategory:Pages with entries#PARTIALCategory:Pages with 2 entries#PARTIAL

  1. (mathematicsCategory:en:Mathematics#PARTIAL) A partial derivative: a derivative with respect to one independent variable of a function in multiple variables while holding the other variables constant.
  2. (musicCategory:en:Music#PARTIAL) Any of the sine waves which make up a complex tone; often an overtone or harmonic of the fundamental.
  3. (dentistryCategory:en:Dentistry#PARTIAL) dentures that replace only some of the natural teeth
  4. (forensics) An incomplete fingerprint
  5. (programmingCategory:en:Programming#PARTIAL, InternetCategory:en:Internet#PARTIAL) A fragment of a template containing markup.
  6. (bodybuildingCategory:en:Bodybuilding#PARTIAL) The condition of not exhausting the amplitude during the repetition of an exercise.
    Synonym: half rep
  8. (furry fandomCategory:en:Furry fandom#PARTIAL) A fursuit that does not fully cover the wearer's body.
    Coordinate term: fullsuit

Verb

partial (third-person singular simple present partials, present participle (US) partialing or (UK) partialling, simple past and past participle (US) partialed or (UK) partialled)Category:English lemmas#PARTIALCategory:English verbs#PARTIALCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#PARTIALCategory:Pages with entries#PARTIALCategory:Pages with 2 entries#PARTIAL

  1. (statisticsCategory:en:Statistics#PARTIAL, transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#PARTIAL) To take the partial regression coefficient.

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French

Etymology

From Middle FrenchCategory:French terms derived from Middle French#PARTIAL partial, borrowed from Late LatinCategory:French terms derived from Late Latin#PARTIAL partiālis (“relating to a part”), from LatinCategory:French terms derived from Latin#PARTIAL pars (“part”). Doublet of partielCategory:French doublets#PARTIAL.

Pronunciation

Adjective

partial (feminine partiale, masculine plural partiaux, feminine plural partiales)Category:French lemmas#PARTIALCategory:French adjectives#PARTIALCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#PARTIALCategory:Pages with entries#PARTIALCategory:Pages with 2 entries#PARTIAL

  1. partial, biased

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