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Differentiation

Differentiation Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Differentiation? [n] the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function [n] a discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation" [n] (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Differentiation: distinction \| specialisation \| specialization Related Terms \| Find terms related to Differentiation: addition \| alteration \| analysis \| anatomization \| approximation \| atomization \| capriciousness \| change \| changeability \| changeableness \| characterization \| choppiness \| contradistinction \| dappleness \| definition \| demarcation \| denomination \| denotation \| description \| designation \| desynonymization \| deviation \| difference \| differencing \| differentness \| disclosure \| discrimination \| disequalization \| disjunction \| disorder \| distinction \| distinctiveness \| distinguishment \| divarication \| divergence \| diversification \| division \| egohood \| equation \| evolution \| expression \| extrapolation \| fingering \| hairsplitting \| hint \| human factor \| identification \| identity \| inconsistency \| inconstancy \| indication \| indicativeness \| individualism \| individuality \| individualization \| individuation \| inequality \| instability \| integration \| integrity \| interpolation \| inversion \| involution \| irregularity \| jerkiness \| manifestation \| meaning \| mercuriality \| microscopic distinction \| modification \| motleyness \| multiplication \| mutability \| naming \| nice distinction \| nominalism \| nonconformism \| nonconformity \| nonstandardization \| nonuniformity \| notation \| nuance \| oneness \| particularism \| particularity \| particularization \| personal equation \| personal identity \| personality \| personalization \| personship \| picking out \| pluralism \| pointing \| pointing out \| pointing to \| practice \| proportion \| raggedness \| reduction \| segregation \| selection \| selfhood \| self-identity \| selfness \| separation \| severalization \| severance \| shade of difference \| show \| showing \| signification \| singularity \| soul \| specialization \| specification \| subtle distinction \| subtraction \| suggestion \| symptomaticness \| transformation \| trichoschistism \| unconformism \| unconformity \| unevenness \| uniqueness \| unorthodoxy \| unsteadiness \| variability \| variation \| variegation \| variety \| variousness \| versatility \| wavering See Also \| adaptation \| adjustment \| contradistinction \| contrast \| demarcation \| discrimination \| dividing line \| hairsplitting \| line \| mathematical operation \| mathematical process \| operation \| secernment \| word-splitting Differentiation In Webster's Dictionary \Dif`feren`tia"tion\, n. 1. The act of differentiating. Further investigation of the Sanskrit may lead to differentiation of the meaning of such of these roots as are real roots. --J. Peile. 2. (Logic) The act of distinguishing or describing a thing, by giving its different, or specific difference; exact definition or determination. 3. (Biol.) The gradual formation or production of organs or parts by a process of evolution or development, as when the seed develops the root and the stem, the initial stem develops the leaf, branches, and flower buds; or in animal life, when the germ evolves the digestive and other organs and members, or when the animals as they advance in organization acquire special organs for specific purposes. 4. (Metaph.) The supposed act or tendency in being of every kind, whether organic or inorganic, to assume or produce a more complex structure or functions.

Differentiation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Differentiation?

[n] the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function
[n] a discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation"
[n] (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Differentiation: distinction | specialisation | specialization

Differentiation In Webster's Dictionary

\Dif`fer*en`ti*a"tion\, n.
1. The act of differentiating.

         Further investigation of the Sanskrit may lead to
         differentiation of the meaning of such of these
         roots as are real roots.              --J. Peile.

2. (Logic) The act of distinguishing or describing a thing,
   by giving its different, or specific difference; exact
   definition or determination.

3. (Biol.) The gradual formation or production of organs or
   parts by a process of evolution or development, as when
   the seed develops the root and the stem, the initial stem
   develops the leaf, branches, and flower buds; or in animal
   life, when the germ evolves the digestive and other organs
   and members, or when the animals as they advance in
   organization acquire special organs for specific purposes.

4. (Metaph.) The supposed act or tendency in being of every
   kind, whether organic or inorganic, to assume or produce a
   more complex structure or functions.

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