DIFFERENTIAL
\dˌɪfəɹˈɛnʃə͡l], \dˌɪfəɹˈɛnʃəl], \d_ˌɪ_f_ə_ɹ_ˈɛ_n_ʃ_əl]\
Definitions of DIFFERENTIAL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df (x)/dx
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a bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds; used on the rear axle of automobiles to allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves
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a quality that differentiates between similar things
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involving or containing one or more derivatives; "differential equation"
By Princeton University
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the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df (x)/dx
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a bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds; used on the rear axle of automobiles to allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves
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a quality that differentiates between similar things
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Relating to or indicating a difference; creating a difference; discriminating; special; as, differential characteristics; differential duties; a differential rate.
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Relating to differences of motion or leverage; producing effects by such differences; said of mechanism.
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An increment, usually an indefinitely small one, which is given to a variable quantity.
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A small difference in rates which competing railroad lines, in establishing a common tariff, allow one of their number to make, in order to get a fair share of the business. The lower rate is called a differential rate. Differentials are also sometimes granted to cities.
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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.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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Relating to or indicating a difference; creating a difference; discriminating; special; as, differential characteristics; differential duties; a differential rate.
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Relating to differences of motion or leverage; producing effects by such differences; said of mechanism.
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An increment, usually an indefinitely small one, which is given to a variable quantity.
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A small difference in rates which competing railroad lines, in establishing a common tariff, allow one of their number to make, in order to get a fair share of the business. The lower rate is called a differential rate. Differentials are also sometimes granted to cities.
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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.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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Indicating unlikeness; having inequality; as, a differential gear on a motor car which allows one rear wheel to turn faster than the other; pertaining to, or involving, an infinitesimal difference.
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An infinitesimal difference between two values of a quantity; a decrease of rates, charged by a railroad: differential calculus, a branch of higher mathematics.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Creating a difference: (math.) pertaining to a quantity or difference infinitely small.
By Daniel Lyons
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Creating or pertaining to difference.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Denoting or making a difference; distinctive.
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An infinitesimal difference between two values of a quantity.
By James Champlin Fernald
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