Partial

Partial may refer to:

Mathematics

• Partial derivative, derivative with respect to one of several variables of a function, with the other variables held constant
  • ∂, a symbol that can denote a partial derivative, sometimes pronounced "partial dee"
  • Partial differential equation, a differential equation that contains unknown multivariable functions and their partial derivatives

Other uses

• Partial application, in computer science the process of fixing a number of arguments to a function, producing another function
• Partial charge or net atomic charge, in chemistry a charge value that is not an integer or whole number
• Partial fingerprint, impression of human fingers used in criminology or forensic science
• Partial seizure or focal seizure, a seizure that initially affects only one hemisphere of the brain
• Partial or Part score, in contract bridge a trick score less than 100, as well as other meanings
• Partial or Partial wave, one sound wave of which a complex tone is composed in a harmonic series
• Showing partiality, favor, or bias

Arts and entertainment

• Partial (music)
• Partial (website)
• Partials (novel)

See also

• Part (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles beginning with partial
• Partial function in mathematics, a function for some subset of a total function
• Partially ordered set in mathematics, an ordering, sequencing, or arrangement of the elements of a set