partial
- Adjective. Existing as a part or portion; incomplete.
- Adjective. (computer science) Describing a property that holds only when an algorithm terminates.
- Adjective. Biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute.
- Noun. (mathematics) A partial derivative: a derivative with respect to one independent variable of a function in multiple variables.
- Noun. (music) An overtone or harmonic.
- Noun. (dentistry) dentures that replace only some of the natural teeth.
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