different between differentia vs differential
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
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- 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
differential
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d?f????n???]
Adjective
differential (comparative more differential, superlative most differential)
- of, or relating to a difference
- differential characteristics
- 1856, John Lothrop Motley, The Rise of the Dutch Republic: A History, Volume 1:
- [Caspar Schetz, Baron of Grobbendonck] was regularly in the pay of Sir Thomas Gresham, to whom he produced differential favours, and by whose government he was rewarded by gold chains and presents of hard cash, bestowed as secretly as the equivalent was conveyed adroitly.
- dependent on, or making a difference; distinctive
- having differences in speed or direction of motion
- (mathematics) of, or relating to differentiation, or the differential calculus
Translations
Noun
differential (plural differentials)
- the differential gear in an automobile etc
- a qualitative or quantitative difference between similar or comparable things
- (mathematics) an infinitesimal change in a variable, or the result of differentiation
- 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.
- 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.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
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Swedish
Noun
differential c
- (mechanics) a differential gear
- (mathematics) an infinitesimal change
- (mathematics) the differential operator
Declension
differential From the web:
- what differential do i have
- what differential diagnosis
- what differential oil to use
- what differential association theory
- what differential oil do i need
- what differential diagnosis mean
- what differential fluid should i use
- what differential is in a 350z
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