differentiation

dif·fer·en·ti·a·tion  (df-rnsh-shn)

n.

1.

a. The act or process of differentiating.

b. The state of becoming differentiated.

2. Mathematics The process of computing a derivative.

3. Biology The process by which cells or tissues undergo a change toward a more specialized form or function, especially during embryonic development.

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differentiation [ˌdɪfəˌrɛnʃɪˈeɪʃən]

n

1. the act, process, or result of differentiating

2. (Mathematics) Maths an operation used in calculus in which the derivative of a function or variable is determined; the inverse of integration (sense 6)

3. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) any process in which a mixture of materials separates out partially or completely into its constituent parts, as in the cooling and solidification of a magma into two or more different rock types or in the gradual separation of an originally homogeneous earth into crust, mantle, and core

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differentiation  (df-rnsh-shn)

1. In calculus, the process of computing the derivative of a function. Compare integration.

2. The process by which cells or parts of an organism change during development to serve a specific function. The cells of an animal in its early embryonic phase, for example, are identical at first but develop by differentiation into specific tissues, such as bone, heart muscle, and skin. The factors determining the differentiation of any particular cell are not well understood, but in deuterostomes (vertebrates and other complex animals) they include the location of the cell relative to other cells.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	differentiation - a discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation" distinction discrimination, secernment - the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished contradistinction - a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast; "sculpture in contradistinction to painting" dividing line, demarcation, contrast, line - a conceptual separation or distinction; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity" hairsplitting, word-splitting - making too fine distinctions of little importance; "they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously"
	2.	differentiation - the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function mathematical operation, mathematical process, operation - (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods; "the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation"; "they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic"
	3.	differentiation - (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo" specialisation, specialization biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms adaption, adaptation, adjustment - the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

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differentiation

noun distinction, difference, contrast, disparity, divergence, polarity, distinctness the differentiation between the two ranges

Translations

differentiation [ˌdɪfərenʃɪˈeɪʃən] N → diferenciación f

differentiation [ˌdɪfərɛnʃiˈeɪʃ^ən] n → différenciation f

differentiation

n → Unterscheidung f, → Differenzierung f

differentiation [ˌdɪfəˌrɛnʃɪˈeɪʃ/ən] n (see vb) → distinzione f, differenziazione f

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differentiation [ˌdɪfəˌrɛnʃɪˈeɪʃ/ən] n (see vb) → distinzione f, differenziazione f