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partial

adj
/ˈpɑɹʃəl/US/ˈpɑːʃəl/UK

Etymology

From Middle English partiall, parcial, from Old French parcial (“biased or particular”), from Late Latin partiālis (“of or pertaining to a part”), from Latin pars (“part”).

  1. derived from pars — “part”
  2. derived from partiālis — “of or pertaining to a part”
  3. derived from parcial — “biased or particular”
  4. inherited from partiall

Definitions

  1. Existing as a part or portion

    Existing as a part or portion; incomplete.

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

  2. 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.

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

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

    • The referee is blatantly partial!
    • God is not partial; he does not play favorites.
    • 17th century, Alexander Pope, a letter partial parent
  4. ›+ 12 more definitions

    1. Having a predilection for something.

      • 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.
      • of

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

    3. Subordinate.

    4. Having a wordplay element, but no definition.

      • 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.

    5. A partial derivative

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

    6. Any of the sine waves which make up a complex tone

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

    7. dentures that replace only some of the natural teeth

    8. An incomplete fingerprint

    9. A fragment of a template containing markup.

    10. The condition of not exhausting the amplitude during the repetition of an exercise.

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

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

    12. To take the partial regression coefficient.

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Derived

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA