1. fractional - Noun
2. fractional - Adjective
Of or pertaining to fractions or a fraction; constituting a fraction; as, fractional numbers.
Relatively small; inconsiderable; insignificant; as, a fractional part of the population.
Source: Webster's dictionarya fractional share of the vote Source: Internet
a partial dose Source: Internet
A composition from which they could reasonably be produced by fractional crystallization is termed a parental melt. Source: Internet
A fractional ideal is a generalization of an ideal, and the usual ideals are sometimes called integral ideals for clarity. Source: Internet
Actual measurements of the Hall conductance have been found to be integer or fractional multiples of e 2 /h to nearly one part in a billion. Source: Internet
Also Meeus's formula uses a fractional variable to allow computation of the four main phases, and uses a second variable for the secular terms. Source: Internet