Partial vs Impersonal - What's the difference?
partial | impersonal |
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
Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.
Lacking warmth or emotion; cold.
(grammar, of a verb or other word) Not having a subject, or having a third person pronoun without an antecedent.
As adjectives the difference between partial and impersonal
is that partial is existing as a part or portion; incomplete while impersonal is not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.As a noun partial
is (mathematics) a partial derivative: a derivative with respect to one independent variable of a function in multiple variables.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
Antonyms
* (biased) impartialDerived terms
* impartial * impartiality * impartially * partiality * partially * partial toNoun
(en noun)External links
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* ----impersonal
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- An almighty but impersonal power, called Fate. –Sir J. Stephen.
- She sounded impersonal as she gave her report of the Nazi death camps.
- The verb “rain” is impersonal in sentences like “It’s raining.”