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

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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

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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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