Definition of "partial"

partial

/ˈpɑɹʃəl/

adjective
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
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  partial parent
  17th century, Alexander Pope, a letter
4. (followed by the preposition to) having a predilection for something
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  not partial to an ostentatious display
  1815 February 24, [Walter Scott], Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and Archibald Constable and Co., […]
  But if a woman is partial to a man, and does not endeavour to conceal it, he must find it out.
  1817, Jane Austen, chapter 6, in Pride and Prejudice, page 32
5. (mathematics) of or relating to a partial derivative or partial differential
6. (botany) subordinate
noun
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.
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  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.
  2009, Antonio Cangiano, Ruby on Rails for Microsoft Developers, page 356
6. (bodybuilding) The condition of not exhausting the amplitude during the repetition of an exercise.
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  Research tells us that eccentrics, heavy partials, and static exercise may require several days or weeks of recovery time.
  2021, Edward L. Wallace, Omniflex: A Unified System of Strength Training
7. (furry fandom) A fursuit that does not fully cover the wearer's body.
verb
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.

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