Fractional
['frækʃ(ə)n(ə)l] or ['frækʃənl]
Definition
(adj.) constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety; 'a fractional share of the vote'; 'a partial dose' .
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Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to fractions or a fraction; constituting a fraction; as, fractional numbers.
(a.) Relatively small; inconsiderable; insignificant; as, a fractional part of the population.
Editor: Lora
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Broken, fragmentary.
Checker: Mortimer
Examples
- They _did_ know it evidently: I saw quite well that they all, in a moment's calculation, estimated me at about the same fractional value. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The printed work is in full view, the line spacing may be varied to any fractional adjustment, and the action is quite free from noise. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
Checker: Mortimer