Thesaurus: fractional

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1. a. Of or pertaining to fractions or a fraction; constituting a fraction; as, fractional numbers.
2. a. Relatively small; inconsiderable; insignificant; as, a fractional part of the population.
3. adj. constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety
4. adj. constituting a division or an aliquot part of the basic monetary unit
5. 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.
6. j:100 a. constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety