partitive

(noun) word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole.

(adj) (Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole. Example: "A partitive construction."

(adj) indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts. Example: "Partitive tendencies in education."

(adj) serving to separate or divide into parts. Synonyms: separative. Examples: "Partitive tendencies in education." "The uniting influence was stronger than the separative."