Partial vs Fragment - What's the difference?
partial | fragment |
Existing as a part or portion; incomplete.
(computer science) Describing a property that holds only when an algorithm terminates.
Biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute.
* Alexander Pope
Having a predilection for something.
* Sir Walter Scott
(mathematics) A partial derivative: a derivative with respect to one independent variable of a function in multiple variables.
(music) An overtone or harmonic.
(dentistry) dentures that replace only some of the natural teeth
A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing.
(grammar) A sentence not containing a subject or a predicate.
(computing)
As nouns the difference between partial and fragment
is that partial is (mathematics) a partial derivative: a derivative with respect to one independent variable of a function in multiple variables while fragment is fragment.As an adjective partial
is existing as a part or portion; incomplete.partial
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- So far, I have only pieced together a partial account of the incident.
- It's easy to prove partial correctness, but it's not obvious that it is also totally correct.
- The referee is blatantly partial !
- a partial parent
- not partial to an ostentatious display