different between differentia vs differentiae
differentia
English
Etymology
From Latin differentia. Doublet of difference.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d?f????n???/
Noun
differentia (plural differentiae)
- (semantics, logic, taxonomy) A distinguishing feature which marks a species off from other members of the same genus.
- 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Folio Society 2008, p. 38:
- That character, it seems to me, should be regarded as the practically important differentia of religion for our purpose.
- 2017, Kory Stamper, Word By Word, Vintage 2018, p. 116:
- In the case of a word like “surfboard,” the differentiae seem pretty clear. How is this board different from all other boards?
- 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Folio Society 2008, p. 38:
See also
- criterion
- definiendum
Interlingua
Noun
differentia (plural differentias)
- difference
Latin
Etymology
From differ? (“I am different”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /dif.fe?ren.ti.a/, [d??f?????n?t?iä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /dif.fe?ren.t?si.a/, [d?if?????nt??s?i?]
Noun
differentia f (genitive differentiae); first declension
- difference
- diversity
Declension
First-declension noun.
Descendants
Participle
differentia
- nominative neuter plural of differ?ns
- accusative neuter plural of differ?ns
- vocative neuter plural of differ?ns
References
- differentia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- differentia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- differentia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- differentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
differentia From the web:
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- what differentiates data from information
- what differentiates muzzleloaders from other firearms
- what differentiates knarls from hedgehogs
- what differentiates the isotopes of an element
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differentiae
English
Noun
differentiae
- plural of differentia
Latin
Noun
differentiae
- nominative plural of differentia
- genitive singular of differentia
- dative singular of differentia
- vocative plural of differentia
differentiae From the web:
- what differentiates extension from hyperextension
- what differentiates data from information
- what differentiates muzzleloaders from other firearms
- what differentiates knarls from hedgehogs
- what differentiates the isotopes of an element
- what differentiates one protein from another
- what differentiates one element from another
- what differentiates one amino acid from another
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