partial

UK /ˈpɑɹʃəl/ US /ˈpɑɹʃəl/
adj 5noun 5verb 1

Definitions

adj

1

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 competition or dispute.

The referee is blatantly partial!

God is not partial; he does not play favorites.

4

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.

5

Of or relating to a partial derivative or partial differential.

noun

1

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

2

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

3

dentures that replace only some of the natural teeth

4

An incomplete fingerprint

5

A fragment of a template containing markup.

In fact, as seen in Chapters 5 and 6, the resulting document is usually the product of rendering a layout, which yields the rendering of the template at hand, which in turn can invoke the rendering of other templates and/or one or more partials.

verb

1

To take the partial regression coefficient.

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