fractional

• Sich auf einen Bruch beziehend oder als Bruch ausgedrückt; auch: sehr klein im Verhältnis zum Ganzen.

Relating to or expressed as a fraction; very small in comparison to the whole.

1. Relating to a part of a wholeB2formal

   Constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety.

   Bruchteil

   • The fractional ownership of the property allowed multiple investors to share the cost.
   • Only a fractional amount of the budget was allocated to marketing.
   • The fractional increase in temperature was barely noticeable.

   Synonymecomponentconstituentfragmentarypartpartialpiecemealsectionalsegmental

   Antonymeentirewhole

2. Very small or insignificantB2formal

   Extremely small in size, amount, or degree.

   Unbedeutend

   • The difference in their scores was fractional, less than one percent.
   • He made only a fractional contribution to the overall project.
   • The fractional delay in the system caused no major issues.

   Synonymeinfinitesimalinsignificantmicroscopicminusculeminutenegligibletinytrivial

   Antonymeconsiderablelargemajorsignificantsubstantial