dif·fer·en·tial (d f  -r n shl)adj. 1. Of, relating to, or showing a difference. 2. Constituting or making a difference; distinctive. 3. Dependent on or making use of a specific difference or distinction. 4. Mathematics Of or relating to differentiation. 5. Involving differences in speed or direction of motion. n. 1. Mathematics a. An infinitesimal increment in a variable. b. The product of the derivative of a function containing one variable and the increment of the independent variable. 2. Differential gear. 3. A difference between comparable things, as in wage rate or in price. dif fer·ential·ly adv. |
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| Adv. | 1. | differentially - in a differential manner; "Hubel and Wiesel have found cells that respond differentially according to the direction in which a stimulus is moved across the retina" |
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