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differential

adjective noun

relating to or showing a difference

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Word length
12
Starts with
D
Ends with
L
Contains
IFFERENTIA
Scrabble score
19
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. relating to or showing a difference

    “differential treatment”

adjective

  1. involving or containing one or more derivatives

    “differential equation”

noun

  1. 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

noun

  1. a quality that differentiates between similar things

noun

  1. the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx

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differential treatment
differential equation

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