fractionally
In small portions
Fractionally means by a very small amount or degree: The new model is fractionally faster than its predecessor.
It derives from fraction in its sense of a small part, not the mathematical sense.
Something that changes fractionally barely changes at all—the word emphasizes how slight the difference is.
Only just, almost not
- scarcelyAlmost not
- hardlyAlmost not at all
- negligiblyTo a trifling extent
- infinitesimallyTo an immeasurably small degree
microscopically · minutely · trivially · marginally · imperceptibly · faintly · slightly · tad
In slow stages
- progressivelyIn increasing stages
- stepwiseProceeding by degrees
- bit-by-bitIn gradual increments
- piecemealIn separate stages
incrementally · slightly · marginally · partially · somewhat · moderately · minimally · imperceptibly
In proportion to another
- comparativelyBy relative measure
- proportionallyIn matching ratio
- partiallyTo an incomplete extent
- partlyTo some extent
share · portion · segment · slice · piece · subset · subdivision · component
Number being divided
- denominatorFraction's bottom number
- quotientDivision's numerical result
- divisorNumber you split by
- decimalTenths-based notation
ratio · proportion · percentage · dividend · remainder · reciprocal · coefficient · exponent
barely
Only just, almost not
- scarcelyAlmost not
- hardlyAlmost not at all
- negligiblyTo a trifling extent
infinitesimally · microscopically · minutely · trivially · marginally · imperceptibly · faintly · slightly · tad · smidgen
gradually
In slow stages
- progressivelyIn increasing stages
- stepwiseProceeding by degrees
- bit-by-bitIn gradual increments
piecemeal · incrementally · slightly · marginally · partially · somewhat · moderately · minimally · imperceptibly · slowly
relatively
In proportion to another
- comparativelyBy relative measure
- proportionallyIn matching ratio
- partiallyTo an incomplete extent
partly · share · portion · segment · slice · piece · subset · subdivision · component
numerator
Number being divided
- denominatorFraction's bottom number
- quotientDivision's numerical result
- divisorNumber you split by
decimal · ratio · proportion · percentage · dividend · remainder · reciprocal · coefficient · exponent · integer
- adverbsquickly, slowly, very, really, now
- gradual phrasesbit by bit, little by little, step by step, one by one, piece by piece
- tiny amountsbit, drop, hint, dash, dot
- hedgessomewhat, I think, slightly, I believe, fairly
fractionallysubstantially
To a significant degree
considerably · significantly · greatly · enormously · immensely
fractionallycompletely
To the fullest extent
entirely · totally · wholly · fully · altogether
- fractional currencySub-unit monetary tokens