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Partial fractions
Partial Par"tial, a. [F., fr. LL. partials, fr. L. pars, gen. partis, a part; cf. (for sense 1) F. partiel. See Part, n.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general or universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse of the moon. ``Partial dissolutions of the earth.' --T. Burnet. 2. Inclined to favor one party in a cause, or one side of a question, more then the other; baised; not indifferent; as, a judge should not be partial. Ye have been partial in the law. --Mal. ii. 9. 3. Having a predelection for; inclined to favor unreasonably; foolishly fond. ``A partial parent.' --Pope. Not partial to an ostentatious display. --Sir W. Scott. 4. (Bot.) 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. Partial differentials, Partial differential coefficients, Partial differentiation, etc. (of a function of two or more variables), the differentials, differential coefficients, differentiation etc., of the function, upon the hypothesis that some of the variables are for the time constant. Partial fractions (Alg.), fractions whose sum equals a given fraction. Partial tones (Music), the simple tones which in combination form an ordinary tone; the overtones, or harmonics, which, blending with a fundamental tone, cause its special quality of sound, or timbre, or tone color. See, also, Tone.

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- (UK); and the fraction bar, solidus, or fraction slash. In typography, fractions stacked vertically are also known as "en" or "nut fractions", and diagonal...
- rational approximation through continued fractions CONTINUED FRACTIONS by C. D. Olds Look up simple continued fraction in Wiktionary, the free dictionary....
- into a number of smaller quantities (fractions) in which the composition varies according to a gradient. Fractions are collected based on differences in...
- the fraction as a sum of a polynomial (possibly zero) and one or several fractions with a simpler denominator. The importance of the partial fraction decomposition...
- the field of fractions of an integral domain is the smallest field in which it can be embedded. The construction of the field of fractions is modeled on...
- continued fractions, we can distinguish three cases: The two sequences {Τ2n − 1} and {Τ2n} might themselves define two convergent continued fractions that...
- process, a mixture is separated into fractions, which have compositions that vary according to a gradient. A fraction can be defined as a group of chemicals...
- player about fractions; the player's score is given in fractions, but no knowledge of them is necessary to play. Its sequel, Frog Fractions 2, announced...
- fraction is between 1% and 5%, while the useful load fraction is perhaps 90%. For payload fractions and fuel fractions in aviation, see Fuel Fraction...
- Look up fraction in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A fraction is one or more equal parts of something. Fraction may also refer to: Fraction (chemistry)...