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Adjective: fractional  frak-shu-nul
  1. Constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety
    "a fractional share of the vote";
    - partial
     
  2. Constituting a division or an aliquot part of the basic monetary unit
    "American divisional (fractional) coins include the dime and the nickel"; "fractional currency is currency in denominations less than the basic monetary unit";
    - divisional

See also: aliquot, fragmental, fragmentary, half, halfway, incomplete, integrity, uncomplete, unity, waist-length, wholeness

Encyclopedia: Fractional