Partial Dependency(Databases)

Question

I need closure on this. I fabricated a definition that partial dependency is when fields are indirectly dependent on the primary key or partially dependent but are also dep

Answer 1

Partial dependency implies is a situation where a non-prime attribute(An attribute that does not form part of the determinant(Primary key/Candidate key)) is functionally dependent to a portion/part of a primary key/Candidate key.