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par'tial frac'tions
Algebra.
one of the fractions into which a given fraction can be resolved, the sum of such simpler fractions being equal to the given fraction:
Partial fractions of 5/(
x2-x)
are 5/(
x-1)
and -5/x.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.