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[dif-uh-ren-shuhl]

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adjective

of or pertaining to difference or diversity.

constituting a difference; distinguishing; distinctive: a differential feature.

exhibiting or depending upon a difference or distinction.

Physics, Machinery. pertaining to or involving the difference of two or more motions, forces, etc.

Mathematics. pertaining to or involving a derivative or derivatives.

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noun

a difference or the amount of difference, as in rate, cost, quantity, degree, or quality, between things that are comparable.

Also called differential gear. Machinery. an epicyclic train of gears designed to permit two or more shafts to rotate at different speeds, as a set of gears in an automobile permitting the rear wheels to be driven at different speeds when the car is turning.

Mathematics.

a function of two variables that is obtained from a given function, y = f(x), and that expresses the approximate increment in the given function as the derivative of the function times the increment in the independent variable, written as dy = f′(x)dx.

any generalization of this function to higher dimensions.

Commerce.

the difference involved in a differential rate.

differential rate.

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Physics. the quantitative difference between two or more forces, motions, etc.: a pressure differential.

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a device that produces a nearly parallel, monochromatic, coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate

a longitudinal wave in an elastic medium, especially a wave producing an audible sensation

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Origin:
1640–50; < Medieval Latin differentiālis, equivalent to differenti(a) difference + ālis -al

Related forms

dif·fer·en·tial·ly, adverb

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Differential geometry can show us the shortest route between two points.

Clearly, what will happen in the future is that the differential will disappear.

There are also two big problems that may stop differential pricing going much further.

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Differential geometry can show us the shortest route between two points.

Clearly, what will happen in the future is that the differential will disappear.

There are also two big problems that may stop differential pricing going much further.

Individual variation provides the differential material upon which selection works.

In fact, it may also lead to differential gene expression.

Top photo shows the flywheel-hybrid system mounted to the rear differential.

Hanisch provided new methods for the study of functional differential equations with delay.

Note that nothing in the last paragraph of the article explains the private-public gap or the change in the differential.

The differential in wage growth has been more dramatic still.

For low differential velocity subjects and a short duration emission, the resulting frequency shift would be marginal.

On the highway it became evident that it is only measuring differential speed.

Some critics argue that only systems that employ differential clutches should wear the torque-vectoring label.

All of the tension raised by the salary differential in arts and sciences comes down to one thing:.

Nevertheless, the big pharmaceutical companies are moving towards some form of differential pricing.

The differential diagnosis is sometimes tricky and requires a thorough history.

Without government mandates, this price differential is likely to hinder the spread of biodegradable packaging in the short-term.

The differential has to be big enough to compensate for the greater skill and dedication required.

The power differential between you and your advisor is vast and not in your favor.

The cost differential between fossil-fuel-generated energy and some alternatives is already small, and is likely to come down.

Instead, folding could be driven by coordinated differential growth.

The leather belt connecting the engine to the differential also needed tightening.

Czechoslovakia could win the group with a victory or on goal differential with a draw.

When protégé and mentors are too close, their differential status can muddle things.

Over enough time, this differential transmission of characters will lead to the formation of a new species.

Moreover, it should convey a differential contribution to a better understanding what science is all about.

The setup eliminates the need for a differential and allows a great variety of driving dynamics configured by torque vectoring.

The differential tuition rates increasingly bear no relation to costs of instruction.

The optical properties of the fibre then vary depending on the pressure differential across the membrane.

Newton's laws--only really understood as a differential equation.

Leibniz contributed mightily to our knowledge of differential equations.

And even when there's not, differential salaries among cohorts can make for resentment and a loss of collegiality.

If the same industry carries differential burdens across countries, and yours is greater, then free trade will harm you.

There is a high level of variability and differential ratios in levels of estrogen and progesterones in birth control pills.

Iowa, airport using only differential thrust to turn and increasing or decreasing thrust to climb or descend.

Two people with the same genetic variant can and do have different triggers that shape differential expressions as phenotype.

It has helped to boost usage with differential pricing:.

They would have to apply rotating differential voltages in different parts of the sail, as it rotates, to turn.

There's a mechanical differential lock integrated into the transmission casing.

Once there is an offer, the power differential has shifted.

Days are over when energy was cheaper and differential in the price of energy and commodities.

Add more gears to the transmission and go to two speed differential.

It's rear-wheel drive, and those wheels are powered by a synchronous motor mounted in the differential housing.

The relationship was between two persons between whom there was a marked power differential.

Ellen wasn't smart enough to major in computer science since calculus and differential equations were too hard.

The qualitative idea is that you're going to have differential results in different.

Blair can obtain a value called the normalized differential vegetative index, which he can use to find patterns in his fields.

So, if there is a qualitative difference it may have to do with a power differential and how you feel about.

One noticeable aspect is the housing price differential between those with good public schools and those with lousy ones.

Geothermal temperature differential heat pumps could eliminate rural and suburban winter oil and gas heating requirements.

Each shockwave forces hot exhaust air out of the tube, creating a pressure differential that fills the engine with cold air.

Fodor believes that differential reproduction illicitly brings mind into the natural process:.

The differential between the technology available to the effort required to find and develop reserves does not change.

Forced openness in government reduces the relative power differential between the two, and is generally good.

Given this type of unconscious bias, differential academic success is a likely outcome.

The brakes were there but had never been hooked up, so he devised a brake that works off the differential.

Differential stress coping in wild and domesticated sea trout.

Speciation is a random trial-and-error process dependent upon differential reproductive success.

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World English Dictionary

differential (ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃəl)

—*adj*
1.	of, relating to, or using a difference
2.	constituting a difference; distinguishing
3.	maths of, containing, or involving one or more derivatives or differentials
4.	physics, engineering relating to, operating on, or based on the difference between two effects, motions, forces, etc: differential amplifier

—n
5.	a factor that differentiates between two comparable things
6.	maths
	a. an increment in a given function, expressed as the product of the derivative of that function and the corresponding increment in the independent variable
	b. an increment in a given function of two or more variables, f(x₁, x₂, …x_n), expressed as the sum of the products of each partial derivative and the increment in the corresponding variable
7.	See also differential gear an epicyclic gear train that permits two shafts to rotate at different speeds while being driven by a third shaft
8.	chiefly (Brit) the difference between rates of pay for different types of labour, esp when forming a pay structure within an industry
9.	(in commerce) a difference in rates, esp between comparable labour services or transportation routes

differ'entially

—*adv*

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Science Dictionary

differential

(dĭf'ə-rěn'shəl) Pronunciation Key

An infinitesimal increment in a variable.
The product of the derivative of a function of one variable and the increment of the independent variable.

Slang Dictionary

differential definition

n.
the buttocks; the rear (end). (From the name of the device that joins the axle to the driveshaft in motorized vehicles.) : You're walking like there's something wrong with your differential.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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