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dif·fer·en·tial
 differential
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- pronunciation:
- dI
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
being, characterized by, or causing a difference or distinction.
They complained to the management, citing differential treatment of men and women in the company.- antonyms:
- identical
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| definition 2: |
of, indicating, or depending on difference.
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| definition 3: |
in physics or machinery, relating to differences in rate, force, or direction of motion.
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| definition 4: |
in mathematics, relating to differentials.
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noun |
| definition 1: |
in comparable things, a difference in cost, pay, quality, or the like.
a salary differential based on experience- similar words:
- margin
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| definition 2: |
in machinery, a system of gears allowing two or more shafts powered by the same source to turn at different speeds, as in the drive wheels of an automobile when it is turning; differential gear.
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| definition 3: |
in mathematics, a function that expresses the incremental increase of another function as a variable increases, and that can be used to calculate slopes, curves, accelerations, and the like.
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| definition 4: |
in physics, the amount of difference between two or more forces, rates, or the like.
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| derivation: |
differentially (adv.) |
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