Partial
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Partial may refer to:
- partial derivativePartial derivativeIn mathematics, a partial derivative of a function of several variables is its derivative with respect to one of those variables, with the others held constant...
, in mathematics- ∂, the partial derivative symbol, often read as "partial"
- partial functionPartial functionIn mathematics, a partial function from X to Y is a function ƒ: X' → Y, where X' is a subset of X. It generalizes the concept of a function by not forcing f to map every element of X to an element of Y . If X' = X, then ƒ is called a total function and is equivalent to a function...
, in mathematics - partial algorithm, in computer science
- part score, in contract bridge
- partial wave, in acoustics and music