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Meaning of "fractional" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FRACTIONAL

fractional  [ˈfrækʃənəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRACTIONAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fractional is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FRACTIONAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fraction

In common usage a fraction is any part of a unit. Fraction may also mean: ▪ Fraction, one or more equal parts of something, e.g. three out of four equal quarters, written as 3/4 ▪ Algebraic fraction, an indicated division in which the divisor, or both dividend and divisor, are algebraic expressions ▪ Irrational fraction, a type of algebraic fraction ▪ Fraction, a quantity of a substance collected by the separation process known as fractionation ▪ Fraction, the ceremonial act of breaking the bread during Christian Communion ▪ Fraction, a subgroup within a parliamentary party ▪ Fraction, a short-lived comic about the theft of a powersuit ▪ "fractional" may refer to property timeshare ▪ Matt Fraction, a comic book author ▪ Promazine, an antipsychotic medication known by the trade name Fraction ▪ Fraction Fever, a 1983 educational video game...

Definition of fractional in the English dictionary

The first definition of fractional in the dictionary is relating to, containing, or constituting one or more fractions. Other definition of fractional is of or denoting a process in which components of a mixture are separated by exploiting differences in their physical properties, such as boiling points, solubility, etc. Fractional is also very small or insignificant.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRACTIONAL


abstractional
æbˈstrækʃənəl
bidirectional
ˌbaɪdɪˈrɛkʃənəl
contractional
kənˈtrækʃənəl
correctional
kəˈrɛkʃənəl
cross-sectional
ˌkrɒsˈsɛkʃənəl
directional
dɪˈrɛkʃənəl
dysfunctional
dɪsˈfʌŋkʃənəl
factional
ˈfækʃənəl
functional
ˈfʌŋkʃənəl
instructional
ɪnˈstrʌkʃənəl
interactional
ˌɪntərˈækʃənəl
intersectional
ˌɪntəˈsɛkʃənəl
multifunctional
ˌmʌltɪˈfʌŋkʃənəl
pactional
ˈpækʃənəl
rarefactional
ˌrɛərɪˈfækʃənəl
reactional
rɪˈækʃənəl
redactional
rɪˈdækʃənəl
sectional
ˈsɛkʃənəl
tractional
ˈtrækʃənəl
transactional
trænˈzækʃənəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRACTIONAL

fraction
fractional crystallization
fractional currency
fractional distillation
fractional note
fractionalise
fractionalism
fractionalist
fractionally
fractionary
fractionate
fractionating column
fractionation
fractionator
fractionisation
fractionise
fractionization
fractionize
fractionlet
fractious

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRACTIONAL

additional
constitutional
conventional
dimensional
educational
emotional
exceptional
inspirational
institutional
international
national
operational
optional
personal
professional
promotional
regional
the National
the Second International
traditional
transitional

Synonyms and antonyms of fractional in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fractional» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRACTIONAL

Find out the translation of fractional to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fractional from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fractional» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

微小的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mínimo
570 millions of speakers

English

fractional
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आंशिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كسور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дробная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fracional
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টুকরার ন্যায়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

infime
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pecahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

geringfügig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

わずかな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소부분의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pecahan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phân đoạn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பின்ன
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपूर्णांक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kesirli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

minimo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ułamkową
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дробова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fracționată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κλασματική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fraksionele
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fraktionerad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brøk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fractional

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRACTIONAL»

The term «fractional» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.279 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRACTIONAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fractional» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fractional» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fractional

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4 QUOTES WITH «FRACTIONAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fractional.
1
Francis William Aston
It has long been known that the chemical atomic weight of hydrogen was greater than one-quarter of that of helium, but so long as fractional weights were general there was no particular need to explain this fact, nor could any definite conclusions be drawn from it.
2
Gabrielle Giffords
Countless hours of physical therapy - and the talents of the medical community - have brought me new movement in my right arm. It's fractional progress, and it took a long time, but my arm moves when I tell it to.
3
Jacky Ickx
The margin between success and drama is fractional.
4
Robert B. Laughlin
When I moved to Stanford I began to pursue the line of research I have been following ever since, namely trying to understand the larger implications of fractional quantum hall discovery.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRACTIONAL»

Discover the use of fractional in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fractional and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fractional Differential Equations: An Introduction to ...
This book is a landmark title in the continuous move from integer to non-integer in mathematics: from integer numbers to real numbers, from factorials to the gamma function, from integer-order models to models of an arbitrary order.
Igor Podlubny, 1998
2
Fractional-Order Nonlinear Systems: Modeling, Analysis and ...
'Fractional-Order Nonlinear Systems: Modeling, Analysis and Simulation' presents a study of fractional-order chaotic systems accompanied by Matlab programs for simulating their state space trajectories, which are shown in the illustrations ...
Ivo Petras, 2011
3
Fractional-order Systems and Controls: Fundamentals and ...
Fractional-order Systems and Controls details the use of fractional calculus in the description and modeling of systems, and in a range of control design and practical applications.
Concepción A. Monje, YangQuan Chen, Blas M. Vinagre, 2010
4
Fractional Calculus: An Introduction for Physicists
This book is an invitation both to the interested student and the professional researcher.
Richard Herrmann, 2011
5
Fractional Order Systems: Modeling and Control Applications
This book aims to propose implementations and applications of Fractional Order Systems (FOS).
Riccardo Caponetto, 2010
6
Fractional Calculus for Scientists and Engineers
This book gives a practical and multidisciplinary overview of Fractional Calculus as it relates to Signal Processing.
Manuel Duarte Ortigueira, 2011
7
Stochastic Calculus for Fractional Brownian Motion and ...
This book will be a valuable reference for graduate students and researchers in mathematics, biology, meteorology, physics, engineering and finance.
Francesca Biagini, Yaozhong Hu, Bernt Øksendal, 2008
8
The Analysis of Fractional Differential Equations: An ...
Bridging the divide between engineers and physicists for whom fractional calculus facilitates numerous applications, this book concentrates on the Caputo operators, providing a self-contained and mathematically rigorous study of their ...
Kai Diethelm, 2010
9
Linear-Fractional Programming: Theory, Methods, Applications ...
This is a book on Linear-Fractional Programming (here and in what follows we will refer to it as "LFP").
E.B. Bajalinov, 2003
10
Stochastic Models for Fractional Calculus
The book covers basic limit theorems for random variables and random vectors with heavy tails. Heavy tails are applied in finance, insurance, physics, geophysics, cell biology, ecology, medicine, and computer engineering.
Mark M. Meerschaert, Alla Sikorskii, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRACTIONAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fractional is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Donald Trump Is a Rapper
This marks a difference between Trump and his fellow member of the fractional one per cent, Mitt Romney. To the extent that Romney's money ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
2
Break-even quarter disappoints investors
The Dow Jones average dropped about 0.8 percent last quarter, and with its fractional loss in the first quarter, is now down about 1.1 percent ... «Winston-Salem Journal, Jul 15»
3
Ride-sharing forces automakers to rethink how they sell
In Bangalore, India, Ford is testing a fractional car ownership program with the car-sharing vendor Zoomcar. The companies have identified ... «The Detroit News, Jul 15»
4
Women's soccer team earned our praise, but they deserve more
... they will also learn that in soccer, as in life, their compensation will be fractional until our nation truly demands equal pay for men and women. «Herald-Mail Media, Jul 15»
5
Ford takes on Uber, Lyft with car sharing program
Ford, for example, is testing a fractional car ownership program in India. Working with car-sharing vendor Zoomcar in Bangalore, Ford has ... «Reading Eagle, Jul 15»
6
Comment: Chancellor's 'game-changer' depends on more
OBR forecasts indicate a fractional dip in growth from 2.4 per cent this year to 2.3 per cent next, picking up to 2.4 per cent in 2018 and beyond. «Scotsman, Jul 15»
7
Beyond Intervention Package for Bankrupt States
This is plausible especially because our commercial banks, like other commercial banks elsewhere, are into fractional-reserve banking. «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
8
Sciton Announces Presentations at The Aesthetic Show 2015 and …
Last year, Sciton launched the world's first hybrid fractional laser, Halo, which adds a non-ablative fractional laser for deep dermal rejuvenation ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
9
Who Won Comic-Con? Day 1: The Hunger Games dominates, and …
The teaser trailer showed off fractional glimpses of episodes from the coming season, all of which indicate the series' lo-fi camp value has ... «The Verge, Jul 15»
10
Barnes & Noble (BKS) Exercises Right to Force Conversion of …
Each holder of Series J Preferred Stock will receive whole shares of Company Common Stock and a cash amount in lieu of fractional shares of ... «StreetInsider.com, Jul 15»

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