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How to pronounce partial
Say it like this: /ˈpɑɹʃəl/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does partial mean?
adjExisting as a part or portion; incomplete.
“So far, I have only pieced together a partial account of the incident.”
Describing a property that holds only when an algorithm terminates.
“It's easy to prove partial correctness, but it's not obvious that it is also totally correct.”
Biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute.
“The referee is blatantly partial!”
nounA partial derivative: a derivative with respect to one independent variable of a function in multiple variables while holding the other variables constant.
Any of the sine waves which make up a complex tone; often an overtone or harmonic of the fundamental.
dentures that replace only some of the natural teeth
verbTo take the partial regression coefficient.
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