differentiation
/ˌdɪf.əˌɹɛn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
Frequency: 3.49 in modern English
Meaning
noun
The act or process of differentiating (generally, without a specialized sense).
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noun
The act or process of differentiating (generally, without a specialized sense).
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noun
The process by which the components of multicellular life (cells, organs, etc.) are produced and acquire function, as when a seed develops the root and stem, and the initial stem develops the leaf, branches, and flower buds.
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noun
The evolutionary process by which one taxonomic group (species, genus, variety, etc.) becomes distinct from another, or acquires distinct features; the result of such a process: distinctness.
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noun
The process of applying the derivative operator to a function; of calculating a function's derivative.
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Example Sentences
- "The level of kinesthetic differentiations was established for every individual by using device called kinesthesiometer which allows testing in aquatic environment"
- "Any hope that the pierines would help to define “the level at which r-K phenomena should be sought has been dashed: apparently species groups (or subgenera, or splitters' genera) are r- or K-selected in the holarctic, whereas in Tatochila the same amount of differentiation is found among populations in a complex in which the process of speciation has not yet been completed."
- "The integration and differentiation of vital function on the one hand, and the preparation and composition of food-material on the other hand form — as we will become fully aware further on — the two great divisions in the subject-matter of the science of organization, divisions corresponding to the fundamental biplicity of all advanced organization, its animal and its vegetative life."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: differen, differer, differō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌdɪf.əˌɹɛn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
- British English: /dɪf.əˌɹɛn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/