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dif·fer·en·tial

(dĭf′ə-rĕn′shəl)

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.

1. Mathematics

a. An infinitesimal increment in a variable.

b. The product of the derivative of a function of one variable and the increment of the independent variable.

2. A differential gear.

3. A difference between comparable things, as in wage rate or in price.

dif′fer·en′tial·ly adv.

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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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differentially

adv (Tech) → differenzial, differential

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