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fractional

Pronunciation: /ˈfrakʃ(ə)n(ə)l/

Definition of fractional

adjective

  • 1relating to or expressed as a fraction, especially a fraction less than one: the fractional variance in mass density per unit
  • 2small or tiny in amount:there was a fractional hesitation before he said yes
  • 3 Chemistry relating to or denoting the separation of a mixture into fractions:fractional crystallization

Derivatives

fractionally

adverb

fractional in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of fractional in the US English dictionary
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