The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fractional \Frac"tion*al\, a.
   1. Of or pertaining to fractions or a fraction; constituting
      a fraction; as, fractional numbers.
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   2. Relatively small; inconsiderable; insignificant; as, a
      fractional part of the population.
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   Fractional crystallization (Chem.), a process of gradual
      and approximate purification and separation, by means of
      repeated solution and crystallization therefrom.
   Fractional currency, small coin, or paper notes, in
      circulation, of less value than the monetary unit.
   Fractional distillation (Chem.), a process of distillation
      so conducted that a mixture of liquids, differing
      considerably from each other in their boiling points, can
      be separated into its constituents.
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