partial
Pronunciation: /ˈpɑɹʃəl/
The English word “partial” has 15 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Existing as a part or portion; incomplete.
- Describing a property that holds only when an algorithm terminates.
- Biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute.
- Having a predilection for something.
- Of or relating to a partial derivative or partial differential.
- Subordinate.
- Having a wordplay element, but no definition.
noun
- A partial derivative: a derivative with respect to one independent variable of a function in multiple variables while holding the other variables constant.
- Any of the sine waves which make up a complex tone; often an overtone or harmonic of the fundamental.
- dentures that replace only some of the natural teeth
- An incomplete fingerprint
- A fragment of a template containing markup.
- A repetition of an exercise during which the range of motion (amplitude) is not maximized.
- A fursuit that does not fully cover the wearer's body.
verb
- To take the partial regression coefficient.
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”).
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