A scatterplot is a graph that is used to plot the data points for two variables. Each scatterplot has a horizontal axis (x-axis) and a vertical axis (y-axis). One variable is plotted on each axis.
Dictionary entry overview: What does fractional mean? â¢ FRACTIONAL (adjective) The adjective FRACTIONAL has 1 sense: 1. constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety Familiarity information: FRACTIONAL used as an adjective is very rare. Dictionary entry details
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Fractional distillation is the separation of a mixture into its component parts, or fractions, such as in separating chemical compounds by their boiling point by heating them to a temperature at which one or more fractions of the compound will vaporize.It is a special type of distillation.or example, fractional distillation is used in oil refineries to separate crude oil into useful substances (or fractions) having different hydrocarbons of different boiling points. The crude oil fractions with higher boiling points: 1  have more carbon atoms.