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FRACTIONAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety
Example:
a partial dose
Classified under:
Similar:
aliquot (signifying an exact divisor or factor of a quantity)
divisional (constituting a division or an aliquot part of the basic monetary unit)
fragmental; fragmentary (consisting of small disconnected parts)
half (consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity)
halfway (including only half or a portion)
waist-length ((of clothing) extending only to the waist)
Also:
incomplete; uncomplete (not complete or total; not completed)
Attribute:
integrity; unity; wholeness (an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting)
Antonym:
whole (including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete)
Derivation:
fraction (a small part or item forming a piece of a whole)
