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fragmentary, part, insignificant, partial, small, constituent, divided, incomplete, piecemeal, sectional,

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frac⋅tion⋅al

[frak-shuh-nl]

–adjective

1.	pertaining to fractions; comprising a part or the parts of a unit; constituting a fraction: fractional numbers.

2.	comparatively small; inconsiderable or insignificant: The profit on the deal was fractional.

3.	Chemistry. of or noting a process, as distillation, crystallization, or oxidation, by which the component substances of a mixture are separated according to differences in certain of their properties, as boiling point, critical temperature, or solubility.

Also, frac⋅tion⋅ar⋅y [frak-shuh-ner-ee]

Origin:
1665–75; fraction + -al ¹

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Language Translation for : Fractional

Spanish:

muy pequeño, ínfimo,

German:

unbedeutend,

Japanese:

わずかの

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frac·tion·al (frāk'shə-nəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Of, relating to, or constituting a fraction.
Very small; insignificant: a minor candidate's fractional share of the vote.
Being in fractions or pieces.

frac'tion·al·ly adv.

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fractional
adjective
constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety; "a fractional share of the vote"; "a partial dose" [ant: whole]

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.