partial vs total

Definitions

noun

1. the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant
2. a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency

adjective

1. (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for
2. showing favoritism
3. being or affecting only a part; not total

Examples

Moreover, she is being asked to do this while remaining scrupulously impartial and keeping the viewer entertained with talk of trade deals, tariffs and employment figures.

There is a great deal of feeling and perhaps some bitterness, but do you not all agree with me that it is quite possible, since there is a fashion of armament in Europe, and since there has been no withdrawal on the part of the Admiralty from the stand taken by the First Lord some months ago, to have the entire Canadian people approach this situation in a calm and in an impartial manner?

It literally unlocks the prejudice of so many people, and emancipates them from the dungeon of partial judgment.

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Definitions

verb

1. determine the sum of
2. damage beyond the point of repair
3. add up in number or quantity

noun

1. the whole amount
2. a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers

adjective

1. complete in extent or degree and in every particular
2. constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

Examples

The total sales of the company didn't amount to more than a few million dollars.

The AWPL, however, features eight-minute quarters providing 32 total minutes of game play and a little more lactic build-up, leg burn, and lung fatigue for the athletes.

Silence is the rule for our heroes, and that means a bit of extra claustrophobia to scenes that would otherwise be totally generic.

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