partial

1. (adj) Existing as a part or portion; incomplete. 2. (adj) Biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute. 3. (adj) (followed by the preposition to) Having a predilection for something. 4. (n) (dentistry) dentures that replace only some of the natural teeth 5. (adj) (computer science) Describing a property that holds only when an algorithm terminates. 6. (adj) (mathematics) Of or relating to a partial derivative or partial differential. 7. (n) (mathematics) A partial derivative: a derivative with respect to one independent variable of a function in multiple variables while holding the other variables constant. 8. (n) (music) Any of the sine waves which make up a complex tone; often an overtone or harmonic of the fundamental. 9. (n) (forensics) An incomplete fingerprint 10. (n) (programming, Internet) A fragment of a template containing markup. 11. (n) (bodybuilding) The condition of not exhausting the amplitude during the repetition of an exercise. 12. (adj) (botany) Subordinate. 13. (adj) (crosswording, of a clue) Having a wordplay element, but no definition. 14. (n) (furry fandom) A fursuit that does not fully cover the wearer's body. 15. (v) (statistics, transitive) To take the partial regression coefficient.