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In linguistics, the partitive is a word, phrase, or case that indicates partialness. Nominal partitives are syntactic constructions, such as "some of the children", and may be classified semantically as either set partitives or entity partitives based on the quantifier and the type of embedded noun used.
In Dutch there are many adjectives ending in -s, which is called the partitive case.This case is derived from the genitive case in the older declension system and is used after words that signify quantity, such as the Dutch veel, weinig or niets (respectively meaning many/much/a lot, few/little or nothing):
Partible inheritance, sometimes also called partitive, is a system of inheritance in which property is apportioned among heirs.It contrasts in particular with primogeniture, which was common in feudal society and requires that the whole or most of the inheritance passes to the eldest son, and with agnatic seniority, which requires the succession to pass to next senior male.
A partitive article is a type of article, sometimes viewed as a type of indefinite article, used with a mass noun such as water, to indicate a non-specific quantity of it. Partitive articles are a class of determiner; they are used in French and Italian in addition to definite and indefinite articles.
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In quotitive division one asks "how many parts are there?" while in partitive division one asks "what is the size of each part?" In general, a quotient = /, where Q, N, and D are integers or rational numbers, can be conceived of in either of 2 ways: Quotition: "How many parts of size D must be added to get a sum of N?"
Some of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks are facing hurdle after hurdle on the road to confirmation but not those on his economic team (at least so far).