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
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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."
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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."
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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!"
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Partial as an adjective (followed by the preposition '''to'''):
having a predilection for something
Examples:
"synonyms: fond of"
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Partial as an adjective (mathematics):
of or relating to a partial derivative or partial differential
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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.
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Partial as a noun (music):
Any of the sine waves which make up a complex tone; often an overtone or harmonic of the fundamental.
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Partial as a noun (dentistry):
dentures that replace only some of the natural teeth
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Partial as a noun (forensics):
An incomplete fingerprint
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Partial as a noun (programming, internet):
A fragment of a template containing markup.
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Partial as a verb (statistics, transitive):
To take the partial regression coefficient.
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Unwhole as an adjective:
Not whole.