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Tractional vs Fractional - What's the difference?

tractional | fractional |

As adjectives the difference between tractional and fractional

is that tractional is of, pertaining to, or caused by traction while fractional is pertaining to a fraction.

As a noun fractional is

(grammar) an expression of a fractional number.

tractional

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or caused by traction

    • fractional

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to a fraction.
  • Divided; fragmentary; incomplete.
  • Very small; minute.
  • (chemistry) Relating to a process or product of fractional distillation.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (grammar) An expression of a fractional number.
    • In English, most ordinals double as fractionals''' — "third", "fourth", and so on — with the exception of "second", whose corresponding '''fractional is "half".
  • Partial ownership of a property, such as real estate or a chartered airplane, such that each partial owner has use of the property for only a portion of the time.
    • A fractional is much more expensive than a traditional timeshare, but to many people, it's worth it.
  • (chemistry) Relating to a fraction in a material distillation or separation process.