Differential
WordNet
adjective
(1) Relating to or showing a difference
"Differential treatment"
(2) Involving or containing one or more derivatives
"Differential equation"
noun
(3) 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
(4) A quality that differentiates between similar things
(5) The result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- of, or relating to a difference
- dependent on, or making a difference; distinctive
- having differences in speed or direction of motion
- of, or relating to differentiation, or the differential calculus
Noun
- the differential gear in an automobile etc
- a qualitative or quantitative difference between similar or comparable things
- an infinitesimal change in a variable, or the result of differentiation
Related terms
- differ
- different
- difference
- differentiate
- differentiation
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Noun
differential
- a differential gear
- an infinitesimal change
- the differential operator