partial en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English partiall, parcial, from Old French parcial (“biased or particular”), from Late Latin partiālis (“of or pertaining to a part”), from Latin pars (“part”).
Meanings
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Existing as a part or portion; incomplete.
So far, I have only pieced together a partial account of the incident.
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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.
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Biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute.
The referee is blatantly partial!
17th century, Alexander Pope, a letter partial parent
God is not partial; he does not play favorites.
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(followed by the preposition to) Having a predilection for something.
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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:not partial to an ostentatious display
1815 February 24, [Walter Scott], Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and Archibald Constable and Co., […], →OCLC:
- Of or relating to a partial derivative or partial differential.
- Subordinate.
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(of a clue, qualifier:crosswording) Having a wordplay element, but no definition.
Twelve six- letter lights form a group; these have only partial clues.
1982 07, The Listener:Fourteen solutions are men of a kind. Each begins with a different letter, and their (partial) clues begin with the same letter as their solutions.
1996 February 5, “New York Magazine”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 103:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more partial | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most partial | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
partial application · partial indulgence · impartially · partially · partiality · partial calque · partial dependency · semipartial · partial false friend · partial discharge inception voltage · partial-birth abortion · activated partial thromboplastin time · partialism · overpartial · partial discharge · partial function · impartiality · partial autocorrelation · partial veil · partial discharge extinction voltage · partialize · partial ordering relation · partial fraction · partial equilibrium · partial charge · partial sum · partial pressure · over-partial · partial thromboplastin time · partial out · partialist · partial to · impartial · partial vacuum · unpartial · partial differential equation · partial cloverleaf interchange · partial pin · partial object · partial shaper · partial order · nonpartial · partialness · subpartial · partial function application · partial evaluation
Relateds
Synonyms
fractional (part) · demi- (part) · partite (part) · nonimpartial · fond · semi- (part)
Translations (151)
de voreingenommen (biased) · ka ნაწილობრივი (existing in part) · hi आंशिक (existing in part) · nb delvis (existing in part) · vi một phần (existing in part) · bg предубеде́н (biased) · ru части́чный (existing in part) · gv neuchorrymagh (biased) · uk частко́вий (existing in part) · ga páirteach (existing in part) · lb deelweis (existing in part) · uk упере́джений (biased) · cs zaujatý (biased) · sk čiastkový (existing in part) · ga fabhrach (biased) · tg ҷузъӣ (existing in part) · sh дје̏ломичан (existing in part) · sk čiastočný (existing in part) · hu részrehajló (biased) · nb del- (existing in part) · gv paartnagh (existing in part) · tr kısmi (existing in part) · ga leataobhach (biased) · sv partiell (existing in part) · fr partial (biased) · hi पक्षपाती (biased) · uz qisman (existing in part) · hu gyengéje (having a predilection for something) · ta அரைகுறை (existing in part) · gv baiagh (biased) · kk жарым-жартылай (existing in part) · nl partijdig (biased) · mk делумен (existing in part) · ur جُزْوِی (existing in part) · de partiell (existing in part) · ta பகுதியளவு (existing in part) · es parcial (existing in part) · yi פּניותדיק (biased) · yi צדדימדיק (biased) · ug قىسمەن (existing in part) · ko 부분적(部分的)인 (existing in part) · gv çheuagh (biased) · ga neamhuilíoch (existing in part) · fi osittais- (existing in part) · nl partieel (existing in part) · vi thiên vị (biased) · de teilweise (existing in part) · gv anleighagh (biased) · pl częściowy (existing in part) · ca parcial (existing in part) · sh djȅlomičan (existing in part) · ru неравноду́шный (having a predilection for something) · lt dalinis (existing in part) · ur اَدُھورا (existing in part) · gv anvriwnyssagh (biased) · kk ішінара (existing in part) · yi פּאַרטיייִש (biased) · sh dȅlomičan (existing in part) · ja 不公平な (biased) · de parteiisch (biased) · fr attiré (having a predilection for something) · fi osittainen (existing in part) · hi अधूरा (existing in part) · fa جزئی (existing in part) · da delvis (existing in part) · lv daļējs (existing in part) · yi אײַנזײַטיק (biased) · gv ayns ayrn (existing in part) · te అసంపూర్ణ (existing in part) · el μερικός (existing in part) · pt parcial (biased) · fi osa- (existing in part) · es que tiene debilidad por (having a predilection for something) · hy կողմնակալ (biased) · da partiel (existing in part) · es tendencioso (biased) · hy մասնակի (existing in part) · be упярэ́джаны (biased) · ro părtinitor (biased) · he חֶלְקִי (existing in part) · hi पक्षपातपूर्ण (biased) · ar جُزْئِيّ (existing in part) · pl uprzedzony (biased) · ta சார்பு (biased) · id parsial (existing in part) · hu kedvel (having a predilection for something) · vi bán phần (existing in part) · es parcial (biased) · sl delen (existing in part) · ru небеспристра́стный (biased) · hu elfogult (biased) · oc parcial (existing in part) · ga páirt- (existing in part) · pl tendencyjny (biased) · eo parta (existing in part) · bg пристра́стен (biased) · da partisk (biased) · bho आंशिक (existing in part) · gv lieragh (biased) · sk zaujatý (biased) · nb partiell (existing in part) · ta பகுதி (existing in part) · ky жарым-жартылай (existing in part) · sq i pjesshëm (existing in part) · sl pristrasan (biased) · fr partiel (existing in part) · hu rész- (existing in part) · ro neobiectiv (biased) · uk небезсторо́нній (biased) · it parziale (existing in part) · gv paartagh (existing in part) · ta பாரபட்சம் (having a predilection for something) · be прадузя́ты (biased) · cmn 部分 (existing in part) · ro parțial (existing in part) · be старо́нны (biased) · ca parcial (biased) · ko 일부의 (existing in part) · be частко́вы (existing in part) · hu rajong (having a predilection for something) · bg части́чен (existing in part) · bg неравноду́шен (having a predilection for something) · gv neuchiart (biased) · et osaline (existing in part) · hu részleges (existing in part) · ru тенденцио́зный (biased) · ja 一方的な (biased) · ms separa (existing in part) · sv delvis (existing in part) · pt parcial (existing in part) · gv cleaynit (biased) · es que le gusta (having a predilection for something) · ja 部分的な (existing in part) · ja 偏った (biased) · ro parțial (biased) · hi अपूर्ण (existing in part) · cs částečný (existing in part) · nl gedeeltelijk (existing in part) · lb partiell (existing in part) · hu odavan (having a predilection for something) · ta பாரபட்சம் (biased) · tg қисман (existing in part) · lb parteiesch (biased) · th บางส่วน (existing in part) · bn আংশিক (existing in part) · sv partisk (biased) · be небесстаро́нні (biased) · pl stronniczy (biased) · fi puolueellinen (biased) · ru предвзя́тый (biased) · sh де̏ломичан (existing in part)