2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fractional \Frac"tion*al\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to fractions or a fraction; constituting
a fraction; as fractional numbers.
2. Relatively small inconsiderable; insignificant; as a
fractional part of the population.
{Fractional crystallization} (Chem.), a process of gradual
and approximate purification and separation, by means of
repeated solution and crystallization therefrom.
{Fractional currency}, small coin, or paper notes, in
circulation, of less value than the monetary unit.
{Fractional distillation} (Chem.), a process of distillation
so conducted that a mixture of liquids, differing
considerably from each other in their boiling points, can
be separated into its constituents.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
fractional
adj : constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible
whole or entirety; "a fractional share of the vote"; "a
partial dose" [ant: {whole}]
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