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What does partial mean?

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Adjective
  1. Existing as a part or portion; incomplete.
  2. (computer science) Describing a property that holds only when an algorithm terminates.
  3. Biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute.
  4. (followed by the preposition to) Having a predilection for something.
  5. (mathematics) Of or relating to a partial derivative or partial differential.
Noun
  1. (mathematics) A partial derivative: a derivative with respect to one independent variable of a function in multiple variables while holding the other variables constant.
  2. (music) Any of the sine waves which make up a complex tone; often an overtone or harmonic of the fundamental.
  3. (dentistry) dentures that replace only some of the natural teeth
  4. (forensics) An incomplete fingerprint
  5. (programming) A fragment of a template containing markup.
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