fractional
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Definitions offractional
- (grammar) An expression of a fractional number.
Example: "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.
Example: "A fractional is much more expensive than a traditional timeshare, but to many people, it's worth it."
- Relating to a fraction in a material distillation or separation process.
- Pertaining to a fraction.
- Divided; fragmentary; incomplete.
- Very small; minute.
- Relating to a process or product of fractional distillation.
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