Partialadjective
existing as a part or portion; incomplete
‘So far, I have only pieced together a partial account of the incident.’;
Impartialadjective
treating all parties, rivals, or disputants equally; not partial; not biased
Partialadjective
(computer science) 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.’;
Impartialadjective
Not partial; not favoring one more than another; treating all alike; unprejudiced; unbiased; disinterested; equitable; fair; just.
‘Jove is impartial, and to both the same.’; ‘A comprehensive and impartial view.’;
Partialadjective
biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute
‘The referee is blatantly partial!’;
Impartialadjective
showing lack of favoritism;
‘the cold neutrality of an impartial judge’;
Partialadjective
(followed by the preposition to) having a predilection for something
Impartialadjective
free from undue bias or preconceived opinions;
‘an unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons’; ‘the impartial eye of a scientist’;
Partialadjective
(mathematics) of or relating to a partial derivative or partial differential
Impartialadjective
treating all rivals or disputants equally
‘the minister cannot be impartial in the way that a judge would be’;
Partialadjective
(botany) subordinate
Partialnoun
(mathematics) A partial derivative: a derivative with respect to one independent variable of a function in multiple variables while holding the other variables constant.
Partialnoun
(music) Any of the sine waves which make up a complex tone; often an overtone or harmonic of the fundamental.
Partialnoun
(dentistry) dentures that replace only some of the natural teeth
Partialnoun
(forensics) An incomplete fingerprint
Partialnoun
A fragment of a template containing markup.
Partialverb
To take the partial regression coefficient.
Partialadjective
Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general or universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse of the moon.
Partialadjective
Inclined to favor one party in a cause, or one side of a question, more then the other; biased; not indifferent; as, a judge should not be partial.
‘Ye have been partial in the law.’;
Partialadjective
Having a predilection for; inclined to favor unreasonably; foolishly fond.
‘Not partial to an ostentatious display.’;
Partialadjective
Pertaining to a subordinate portion; as, a compound umbel is made up of a several partial umbels; a leaflet is often supported by a partial petiole.
Partialnoun
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
Partialnoun
a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency
Partialadjective
being or affecting only a part; not total;
‘a partial description of the suspect’; ‘partial collapse’; ‘a partial eclipse’; ‘a partial monopoly’; ‘partial immunity’;
Partialadjective
showing favoritism
Partialadjective
(followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for;
‘fond of chocolate’; ‘partial to horror movies’;
