Definition of fractional in theoretical CS What is the definition of the word "fractional" in algorithms? I have encountered the word in phrases like "fractional algorithm", "fractional node routing problem".

Note: English is not my native language
The most common use of 'fractional' is when you're solving an integer program. You relax it by dropping the constraints that the solution be integers, thus yielding a linear program in which the variables can take fractional values (fractional comes from fraction). Later, you can convert the fractional values into integers via a process called 'rounding'.