Fractional (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. pertaining to fractions; comprising a part or the parts of a unit; constituting a fraction: fractional numbers.
  2. comparatively small; inconsiderable or insignificant: The profit on the deal was fractional.
  3. of or noting a process, as distillation, crystallization, or oxidation, by which the component substances of a mixture are separated according to differences in certain of their properties, as boiling point, critical temperature, or solubility.
adjective
  1. relating to, containing, or constituting one or more fractions
  2. 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
  3. very small or insignificant
  4. broken up; fragmented
Fractional (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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