partial
Collocations
5(adj.)
VERBS
be | remain
ADV
very | only
inevitably, necessarily
When you only hear one side of an argument, your opinion is necessarily partial.
Definitions
adj
Existing as a part or portion; incomplete.
So far, I have only pieced together a partial account of the incident.
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!
God is not partial; he does not play favorites.
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.
Of or relating to a partial derivative or partial differential.
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.
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
To take the partial regression coefficient.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundam
Antonyms
- impartial
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6So far, I have only pieced together a partial account of the incident.
WiktionaryIt's easy to prove partial correctness, but it's not obvious that it is also totally correct.
WiktionaryThe referee is blatantly partial!
WiktionaryIn 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
WiktionaryResearch tells us that eccentrics, heavy partials, and static exercise may require several days or weeks of recovery time.
WiktionaryMy wife is partial to apple pie.
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