partial
Adjective:
- Favoring one side over another; biased: Showing unfair preference or inclination.
- Relating to or affecting only a part; not total or complete: Existing in or concerning a part rather than the whole.
- Having a strong liking for: Fond of something (typically followed by 'to').
Noun:
- A component of a complex sound: In acoustics and music, a harmonic with a frequency that is an integer multiple of a fundamental frequency.
- A derivative of a function of several variables: In mathematics, the derivative taken with respect to one variable while treating the others as constant.
Adjective:
- The judge was accused of being partial in his decision. (Showing bias)
- We only have a partial list of the attendees. (Not complete)
- She is partial to classical music and fine wine. (Having a liking for)
Noun:
- The clarinet's sound is rich because of its many partials. (Harmonic components)
- To solve the equation, first compute the partial with respect to x. (Mathematical derivative)
"partial to": Having a particular liking or weakness for something.
- He has always been partial to a good mystery novel.
"partial derivative": (Mathematics) A derivative of a function of multiple variables with respect to one variable, holding the others constant.
- The rate of change is found by taking the partial derivative.
"partial pressure": (Chemistry/Physics) The pressure that one component of a mixture of gases would exert if it alone occupied the entire volume.
- The partial pressure of oxygen is critical for respiration.
Partially (adverb): To some extent; not completely.
- The project is partially finished.
Partiality (noun): Unfair bias or a strong liking for something.
- The referee's partiality was obvious. (Bias)
- He has a partiality for spicy food. (Liking)
Impartial (adjective): Treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just. (Antonym)
- An impartial observer.
- Adjective (biased): Biased, prejudiced, one-sided.
- Adjective (incomplete): Incomplete, limited, fragmentary.
- Adjective (fond of): Fond of, keen on, having a taste for.
Partial verdict: (Law) A verdict in which the jury finds the defendant guilty of some, but not all, charges.
- The jury returned a partial verdict.
Partial loss: (Insurance) A loss that does not completely destroy the insured property.
- The fire resulted in a partial loss of inventory.
Partial to a drop of something: (Informal, often humorous) Having a liking for alcoholic drinks.
- My grandfather was always partial to a drop of whiskey.
In partial fulfillment of: Used to indicate that something contributes to but does not completely meet a requirement.
- This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the degree requirements.
- (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for
- fond of chocolate
- partial to horror movies
- showing favoritism
- being or affecting only a part; not total
- a partial description of the suspect
- partial collapse
- a partial eclipse
- a partial monopoly
- partial immunity
- a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency
- 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