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fractional

9 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. fractional (adjective)
  2. fractional burial (noun)
  3. fractional currency (noun)
  4. fractional equation (noun)
  5. fractional lot (noun)
  6. fractional note (noun)
  7. fractional sterilization (noun)
  8. fractional substitution (noun)
  9. fractional time (noun)

frac·tion·al

adj \-shnəl, -shə-nəl\

Definition of FRACTIONAL

1
: of, relating to, or being a fraction
2
: of, relating to, or being fractional currency
3
: relatively small : inconsiderable
4
: of, relating to, or involving a process for separating components of a mixture through differences in physical or chemical properties <fractional distillation>
— frac·tion·al·ly adverb
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Examples of FRACTIONAL

  1. There has been a fractional rise in the price of the stock.
  2. There is only a fractional improvement in the new version.

First Known Use of FRACTIONAL

1650

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