Partial
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -É‘Ë(r)ʃəl
Origin
From Old French parcial ("biased or particular"), from Late Latin partialis ("of or pertaining to a part"), from Latin pars ("part").
Full definition of partial
Adjective
partial
- Existing as a part or portion; incomplete.So far, I have only pieced together a partial account of the incident.
- (computer science) 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.
- Biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute.The referee is blatantly partial!
- Alexander Popea partial parent
- Having a predilection for something.
- Sir Walter Scottnot partial to an ostentatious display
Antonyms
- (biased) impartial
Derived terms
Related terms
Noun
partial
(plural partials)- (mathematics) A partial derivative: a derivative with respect to one independent variable of a function in multiple variables.
- (music) An overtone or harmonic.
- (dentistry) dentures that replace only some of the natural teeth