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• fractional — 1. adjective a) Pertaining to a fraction. b) Divided; fragmentary; incomplete. 2. noun a) An expression of a fractional number. In English, most ordinals double as …   Wiktionary

• Fractional calculus — is a branch of mathematical analysis that studies the possibility of taking real number powers of the differential operator ::D = frac{d}{dx} , and the integration operator J . (Usually J is used in favor of I to avoid confusion with other I like …   Wikipedia

• Fractional distillation — is the separation of a mixture into its component parts, or fractions, such as in separating chemical compounds by their boiling point by heating them to a temperature at which several fractions of the compound will evaporate. It is a special… …   Wikipedia

• Fractional Jets — is a common term for fractional aircraft ownership. The first such program was launched in 1986 by NetJets, which continues to dominate the industry. Other providers include business jet operators CitationShares, Flexjet,… …   Wikipedia

• Fractional freezing — is a process used in process engineering and chemistry to separate two liquids with different melting points. It can be done by partial melting of a solid, for example in zone refining of silicon or metals, or by partial crystallization of a… …   Wikipedia

• fractional entitlements — The fractions of shares to which shareholders are entitled on a rights issue. If the rights issue is a three for two rights issue (meaning that shareholders who have two existing shares are entitled to subscribe for three new shares) then… …   Law dictionary

• number# — number n 1 quantity, whole, total, aggregate, *sum, amount 2 Number, numeral, figure, digit, integer are comparable when they mean the character or characters by which an arithmetical value is designated. Number is the general term and is… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Fractional cascading — In computer science, fractional cascading is a technique to speed up a sequence of binary searches for the same value in a sequence of related data structures. The first binary search in the sequence takes a logarithmic amount of time, as is… …   Wikipedia

• Fractional reserve banking — Banking A series on Financial services …   Wikipedia

• Fractional coloring — A 4:2 coloring ofthis graph does not exist.] Fractional coloring is a topic in a young branch of graph theory known as fractional graph theory.It differs from the traditional graph coloring in the sense that it assigns sets of colors instead of… …   Wikipedia

• Fractional ownership — In business, fractional ownership is a percentage share of an expensive asset. Shares are sold to individual owners. A fractional owner enjoys priorities and privileges, such as reduced rates, priority access on holidays and income sharing.… …   Wikipedia