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FRACTIONAL
fractional
(adjective) constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety; “a fractional share of the vote”; “a partial dose”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
fractional (comparative more fractional, superlative most fractional)
Pertaining to a fraction.
Divided; fragmentary; incomplete.
Very small; minute.
(chemistry) Relating to a process or product of fractional distillation.
Noun
fractional (plural fractionals)
(grammar) An expression of a fractional number.
Partial ownership of a property, such as real estate or a chartered airplane, such that each partial owner has use of the property for only a portion of the time.
(chemistry) Relating to a fraction in a material distillation or separation process.
Source: Wiktionary
Frac"tion*al, a.
1. Of or pertaining to fractions or a fraction; constituting a fraction; as, fractional numbers.
2. Relatively small; inconsiderable; insignificant; as, a fractional part of the population. Fractional crystallization (Chem.), a process of gradual and approximate purification and separation, by means of repeated solution and crystallization therefrom.
– Fractional currency, small coin, or paper notes, in circulation, of less value than the monetary unit.
– Fractional distillation (Chem.), a process of distillation so conducted that a mixture of liquids, differing considerably from each other in their boiling points, can be separated into its constituents.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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