Meaning of partial | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Existing as a part or portion; incomplete.
2. partial (part of a whole)
3. Describing a property that holds only when an algorithm terminates.
4. partial, biased (not impartial)
5. Biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute.
6. mid-term
7. Having a predilection for something.
8. set
9. Of or relating to a partial derivative or partial differential.
10. Subordinate.
11. Having a wordplay element, but no definition.

Equivalents

Examples

“So far, I have⟳ only pieced together a partial account of the incident.”

“It's easy to prove⟳ partial correctness, but it's not obvious that it is also totally correct⟳.”

“The referee is blatantly partial!”

“God is not partial; he does not play⟳ favorites.”

“17th century, Alexander Pope, a letter partial parent”

“not partial to an ostentatious display”

“But if a woman is partial to a man, and does not endeavour to conceal it, he must find⟳ it out.”

“Twelve six- letter lights form⟳ a group; these have⟳ only partial clues.”

“Fourteen solutions are men of a kind. Each begins with a different letter, and their (partial) clues begin⟳ with the same letter as their solutions.”

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