fractional

• Relatif à une fraction ou exprimé sous forme de fraction ; très petit par rapport à un tout.

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.

   fractionnaire (relatif à une partie d'un tout)

   • 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.

   Synonymescomponentconstituentfragmentarypartpartialpiecemealsectionalsegmental

   Antonymesentirewhole

2. Very small or insignificantB2formal

   Extremely small in size, amount, or degree.

   infime, négligeable

   • 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.

   Synonymesinfinitesimalinsignificantmicroscopicminusculeminutenegligibletinytrivial

   Antonymesconsiderablelargemajorsignificantsubstantial