The phrase "fragmentary nature" refers to something that is incomplete or made up of various disjointed parts. It suggests that the thing being described lacks cohesion and is broken into smaller, disconnected pieces. Full definition
By Edward Nawotka In today's thoughtful editorial by Franz Wisner, he argues that the immediate, fragmentary nature of most writing on the Internet and social media needs to be complemented by full - length narrative — one constructed over time and after much reflection and deliberation. (publishingperspectives.com)
As a result, he concludes that the fragmentary nature of experiences require an interrelated context from which they can derive meaning (OT 217). (religion-online.org)
All this makes the picture of his ministry more complex, one might say richer; but because of the fragmentary nature of the sources we can no longer see the whole clearly. (religion-online.org)