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| 1. | [ noun ] (psychology) a discrimination between things as different and distinct | |
| Synonyms: | distinction | |
| Examples: | "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation" |
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| Related terms: | discrimination line contradistinction hairsplitting distinguish differentiate | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (mathematics) the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function | |
| Related terms: | mathematical_process differentiate | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (biology,genetics,embryology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function | |
| Synonyms: | specialisation specialization | |
| Examples: | "cell differentiation in the developing embryo" |
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| Related terms: | adaptation biology speciate | |
| Similar spelling: |
differentiate differentiator differentiated differential differentially differential_cost differentiable differential_limen differential_gear difference_limen |
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