fractional

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frac·tion·al /ˈfrækʃənəl/ adjectiveadj

1 SMALLvery small in amount 很少的，少量的 SYN tiny

a fractional increase

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a fractional hesitation before he said yes

他说“是”之前的略微犹豫

2. technical happening or done in a series of steps 分级的，分步的

3. technicalHM relating to fractions, in mathematics 分数的

—fractionally adverbadv

Examples from the Corpus

fractional• As fractional contracts can not be written it is almost inevitable that the hedge will not be perfect.• fractional distillation• The fractional excretion of magnesium rises as glomerular filtration rate falls.• Their rating has fallen since last July on 15 out of 16 issues, with only a fractional improvement on unemployment.• At every step of the way, some fractional increase in lung area will be an advantage.• The report shows a fractional sales increase for the month of December.• The Prince and his wife must have died at the very same moment, to within a fractional thousandth of a second.

fractional increase• At every step of the way, some fractional increase in lung area will be an advantage.

From Longman Business Dictionary

fractionalfrac·tion·al /ˈfrækʃənəl/ adjectiveadj

1a fractional amount, change, gain etc is very small

July’s Consumer Price Index was 231.2, a fractional change from the 231 index reported in June.

While blue-chip stocks ended lower, the broader market held onto fractional gains.

—fractionally adverbadv

Revenue for the period fell fractionally to $22,056,000 from $22,722,000.

2related to part of a larger whole

Harvesting crops is only a fractional part of the whole farming process.

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