Definitions for partial
ˈpɑr ʃəlpar·tial

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 4 votes

1. partial derivative, partialnoun

   the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant

2. overtone, partial, partial toneadjective

   a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency

3. partialadjective

   being or affecting only a part; not total

   "a partial description of the suspect"; "partial collapse"; "a partial eclipse"; "a partial monopoly"; "partial immunity"

4. partialadjective

   showing favoritism

5. fond(p), partial(p)adjective

   (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for

   "fond of chocolate"; "partial to horror movies"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 6 votes

1. partialnoun

   A partial derivative: a derivative with respect to one independent variable of a function in multiple variables.

2. partialnoun

   An overtone or harmonic.

3. partialnoun

   dentures that replace only some of the natural teeth

4. partialadjective

   Existing as a part or portion; incomplete.

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

5. partialadjective

   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.

6. partialadjective

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

   The referee is blatantly partial!

7. Etymology: From parcial, from partialis, from.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PARTIALadjective

   Etymology: partial, French.

   1. Inclined antecedently to favour one party in a cause, or one side of the question more than the other.

   Ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law. Mal. ii. 9.

   2. Inclined to favour without reason.

   Self-love will make men partial to themselves and friends, and ill nature, passion, and revenge will carry them too far in punishing others; and hence, God hath appointed governments to restrain the partiality and violence of men. John Locke.

   Authors are partial to their wit, ’tis true,
   But are not criticks to their judgment too. Alexander Pope.

   In these, one may be sincerer to a reasonable friend, than to a fond and partial parent. Alexander Pope.

   3. Affecting only one part; subsisting only in a part; not general; not universal; not total.

   If we compare these partial dissolutions of the earth with an universal dissolution, we may as easily conceive an universal deluge from an universal dissolution, as a partial deluge from a partial. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

   That which weakens religion, will at length destroy it; for the weakening of a thing is only a partial destruction of it. Robert South, Sermons.

   All discord, harmony, not understood;
   All partial evil, universal good. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. partial

   Partial refers to something that is not complete or whole, only a portion or segment of the total. It can also refer to a biased or one-sided perspective, showing favoritism or preference towards something or someone. Thus, it denotes the concept of being incomplete, fractional or biased in various contexts.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Partialnoun

   of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general or universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse of the moon

2. Partialnoun

   inclined to favor one party in a cause, or one side of a question, more than the other; baised; not indifferent; as, a judge should not be partial

3. Partialnoun

   having a predelection for; inclined to favor unreasonably; foolishly fond

4. Partialnoun

   pertaining to a subordinate portion; as, a compound umbel is made up of a several partial umbels; a leaflet is often supported by a partial petiole

5. Etymology: [F., fr. LL. partials, fr. L. pars, gen. partis, a part; cf. (for sense 1) F. partiel. See Part, n.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Partial

   pär′shal, adj. relating to a part only: not total or entire: inclined to favour one person or party: having a preference: (bot.) subordinate.—v.t. Par′tialise (Shak.), to render partial.—ns. Par′tialism, the doctrine of the Partialists; Par′tialist, one who holds that the atonement of Christ was made only for a part of mankind; Partial′ity, state or quality of being partial: liking for one thing more than for others.—adv. Par′tially.[Fr.,—Low L. partialis—L. pars, a part.]

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British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'partial' in Adjectives Frequency: #669

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Anagrams for partial »

1. patrial

How to pronounce partial?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say partial in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of partial in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of partial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of partial in a Sentence

1. Tom Colbert:

   There were no prints found in the back of plane, they found 11 partial prints that’s all, sides, fingers, tips and palm. But no prints of value were found.

2. Robert Wright:

   We're all puppets, and our best hope for even partial liberation is to try to decipher the logic of the puppeteer. Just because natural selection created us doesn't mean we have to slavishly follow its peculiar agenda. (If anything, we might be tempted to spite it for all the ridiculous baggage it's saddled us with.)

3. The TSA:

   The perception that this might have occurred as a result of the partial government shutdown would be false, the national unscheduled absence rate of The TSA staff on Thursday, January 3, 2019, was 4.8 % compared to 6.3 % last year, Thursday, January 4, 2018. So in fact, the national call out rate was higher a year ago than this year on that date.

4. Marcus Arbery:

   Thank God for this good morning, that Wanda Cooper-Jones and Marcus Arbery Sr. have prayed for. It is because of their conviction to get full justice, not partial justice...( that) we get to celebrate this moment.

5. Patrick Cullinan:

   Partial DNRs( Do Not Resuscitate orders) are helpful in allowing families to feel empowered and have some input, those staunchly ‘ all ’ or ‘ nothing ’ don’t understand subtleties in providing the most compassionate and appropriate care. By placing an unwanted tube, you steal their last opportunity to talk to their family, to tell them ‘ I love you. ’.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=partial
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Partial
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=partial
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partial
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=partial
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=partial