The difference between Partial and Unwhole

When used as adjectives, partial means existing as a part or portion, whereas unwhole means not whole.


Partial is also noun with the meaning: a partial derivative: a derivative with respect to one independent variable of a function in multiple variables while holding the other variables constant.

Partial is also verb with the meaning: to take the partial regression coefficient.

check bellow for the other definitions of Partial and Unwhole

  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.

  1. Unwhole as an adjective:

    Not whole.

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