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Differential (adjective)
of, or relating to a difference
“differential characteristics”
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Differential (adjective)
dependent on, or making a difference; distinctive
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Differential (adjective)
having differences in speed or direction of motion
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Differential (adjective)
of, or relating to differentiation, or the differential calculus
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Differential (noun)
the differential gear in an automobile etc
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Differential (noun)
a qualitative or quantitative difference between similar or comparable things
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Differential (noun)
an infinitesimal change in a variable, or the result of differentiation
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Differential (noun)
One of two coils of conducting wire so related to one another or to a magnet or armature common to both, that one coil produces polar action contrary to that of the other.
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Differential (noun)
A form of conductor used for dividing and distributing the current to a series of electric lamps so as to maintain equal action in all.
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Difference (noun)
The quality of being different.
“You need to learn to be more tolerant of difference.”
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Difference (noun)
A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
“There are three differences between these two pictures.”
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Difference (noun)
A disagreement or argument.
“We have our little differences, but we are firm friends.”
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Difference (noun)
Significant change in or effect on a situation or state.
“It just won’t make much difference to me.”
“It just won’t make much of a difference to anyone.”
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Difference (noun)
The result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result.
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Difference (noun)
Choice; preference.
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Difference (noun)
An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish two people’s bearings which would otherwise be the same. See augmentation and cadency.
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Difference (noun)
The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia.
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Difference (noun)
A Boolean operation which is TRUE when the two input variables are different but is otherwise FALSE; the XOR operation (scriptstyle A overline B + overline A B).
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Difference (noun)
the set of elements that are in one set but not another (scriptstyle A overline B).
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Difference (verb)
To distinguish or differentiate.
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