partial

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English

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”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑɹʃəl/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːʃəl/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ʃəl
• Hyphenation: par‧tial

Adjective

partial (comparative more partial, superlative most partial)

1. existing as a part or portion; incomplete

2. (computer science) describing a property that holds only when an algorithm terminates

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

   Synonym: nonimpartial

   Antonym: impartial

   • 17th century, Alexander Pope, a letter

4. (followed by the preposition to) having a predilection for something

   Synonym: fond of

5. (mathematics) of or relating to a partial derivative or partial differential
6. (botany) subordinate

Synonyms

• (part): partite, fractional, demi-, semi-

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Translations

Noun

partial (plural partials)

1. (mathematics) A partial derivative: a derivative with respect to one independent variable of a function in multiple variables while holding the other variables constant.
2. (music) Any of the sine waves which make up a complex tone; often an overtone or harmonic of the fundamental.
3. (dentistry) dentures that replace only some of the natural teeth
4. (forensics) An incomplete fingerprint
5. (programming, Internet) A fragment of a template containing markup.
6. (bodybuilding) The condition of not exhausting the amplitude during the repetition of an exercise.

   Synonym: half rep
7. (furry fandom) A fursuit that does not fully cover the wearer's body.

Verb

partial (third-person singular simple present partials, present participle partialing or partialling, simple past and past participle partialed or partialled)

1. (statistics, transitive) To take the partial regression coefficient.

Further reading

• “partial”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “partial”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “partial”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• patrial

French

Etymology

From Middle French partial, borrowed from Late Latin partiālis (“relating to a part”), from Latin pars (“part”). Doublet of partiel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paʁ.sjal/

Adjective

partial (feminine partiale, masculine plural partiaux, feminine plural partiales)

1. partial, biased

Further reading

• “partial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.