The difference between Full and Partial

When used as nouns, full means utmost measure or extent, whereas partial means a partial derivative: a derivative with respect to one independent variable of a function in multiple variables while holding the other variables constant.

When used as verbs, full means to become full or wholly illuminated, whereas partial means to take the partial regression coefficient.

When used as adjectives, full means containing the maximum possible amount of that which can fit in the space available, whereas partial means existing as a part or portion.

Full is also adverb with the meaning: fully.

check bellow for the other definitions of Full and Partial

  1. Full as an adjective:

    Containing the maximum possible amount of that which can fit in the space available.

    Examples:

    "The jugs were full to the point of overflowing."

  2. Full as an adjective:

    Complete; with nothing omitted.

    Examples:

    "Our book gives full treatment to the subject of angling."

  3. Full as an adjective:

    Total, entire.

    Examples:

    "She had tattoos the full length of her arms. He was prosecuted to the full extent of the law."

  4. Full as an adjective (informal):

    Having eaten to satisfaction, having a "full" stomach; replete.

    Examples:

    "I'm full," he said, pushing back from the table."

  5. Full as an adjective:

    Of a garment, of a size that is ample, wide, or having ample folds or pleats to be comfortable.

    Examples:

    "a full pleated skirt; She needed her full clothing during her pregnancy."

  6. Full as an adjective:

    Having depth and body; rich.

    Examples:

    "a full singing voice"

  7. Full as an adjective (obsolete):

    Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information.

  8. Full as an adjective:

    Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it.

    Examples:

    "She's full of her latest project."

  9. Full as an adjective:

    Filled with emotions.

  10. Full as an adjective (obsolete):

    Impregnated; made pregnant.

  11. Full as an adjective (poker, [[postnominal]]):

    Said of the three cards of the same rank in a full house.

    Examples:

    "Nines full of aces = three nines and two aces (999AA)''."

    "I'll beat him with my kings full! = three kings and two unspecified cards of the same rank''."

  12. Full as an adjective (AU):

    Drunk, intoxicated

  1. Full as an adverb (archaic):

    Fully; quite; very; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely.

  1. Full as a noun:

    Utmost measure or extent; highest state or degree; the state, position, or moment of fullness; fill.

    Examples:

    "I was fed to the full."

  2. Full as a noun (of the moon):

    The phase of the moon when it is entire face is illuminated, full moon.

  3. Full as a noun (freestyle skiing):

    An aerialist maneuver consisting of a backflip in conjunction and simultaneous with a complete twist.

  1. Full as a verb (of the moon):

    To become full or wholly illuminated.

  1. Full as a verb (transitive):

    To baptise.

  1. Full as a verb:

    To make cloth denser and firmer by soaking, beating and pressing, to waulk, walk

  1. Partial as an adjective:

    existing as a part or portion; incomplete

    Examples:

    "So far, I have only pieced together a partial account of the incident."

  2. Partial as an adjective (computer science):

    describing a property that holds only when an algorithm terminates

    Examples:

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

  3. Partial as an adjective:

    biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute

    Examples:

    "ant impartial"

    "The referee is blatantly partial!"

  4. Partial as an adjective (followed by the preposition '''to'''):

    having a predilection for something

    Examples:

    "synonyms: fond of"

  5. Partial as an adjective (mathematics):

    of or relating to a partial derivative or partial differential

  1. Partial as a noun (mathematics):

    A partial derivative: a derivative with respect to one independent variable of a function in multiple variables while holding the other variables constant.

  2. Partial as a noun (music):

    Any of the sine waves which make up a complex tone; often an overtone or harmonic of the fundamental.

  3. Partial as a noun (dentistry):

    dentures that replace only some of the natural teeth

  4. Partial as a noun (forensics):

    An incomplete fingerprint

  5. Partial as a noun (programming, internet):

    A fragment of a template containing markup.

  1. Partial as a verb (statistics, transitive):

    To take the partial regression coefficient.

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