partialrelation
nounUK /ˈpɑːʃəl rɪˈleɪʃən/
US /ˈpɑːrʃəl rɪˈleɪʃən/
A partial relation is a connection where only some things are linked, not all of them.
In math class, we learned that a partial relation only pairs some numbers with others.
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2. A relationship in which two people share only some parts of their lives.
Their friendship was a partial relation, since they only met at work.
3. In logic, a relation that does not hold for every possible pair of items.
The 'is taller than' relation is partial because not every pair of people has one taller than the other.
4. A database link that connects only certain records rather than all of them.
The partial relation between the two tables matched only customers who had placed an order.