All differential synonyms
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D d noun differential
- differentiation β Biology. the process by which cells or tissues change from relatively generalized to specialized kinds, during development.
- prong β one of the pointed tines of a fork.
- division β the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- perception β the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
- quality β an essential or distinctive characteristic, property, or attribute: the chemical qualities of alcohol.
- characteristic β The characteristics of a person or thing are the qualities or features that belong to them and make them recognizable.
- sensitivity β the state or quality of being sensitive; sensitiveness.
- divergence β the act, fact, or amount of diverging: a divergence in opinion.
- discrepancy β the state or quality of being discrepant or in disagreement, as by displaying an unexpected or unacceptable difference; inconsistency: The discrepancy between the evidence and his account of what happened led to his arrest.
- nicety β a delicate or fine point; punctilio: niceties of protocol.
- separation β an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- discrimination β an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
- difference β the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
- judgment β an act or instance of judging.
- contrast β A contrast is a great difference between two or more things which is clear when you compare them.
- component β The components of something are the parts that it is made of.
- detail β The details of something are its individual features or elements.
- item β a separate article or particular: 50 items on the list.
- aspect β An aspect of something is one of the parts of its character or nature.
- factor β Christmas factor.
- article β An article is a piece of writing that is published in a newspaper or magazine.
- ingredient β something that enters as an element into a mixture: Flour, eggs, and sugar are the main ingredients in the cake.
- character β The character of a person or place consists of all the qualities they have that make them distinct from other people or places.
- wheel β a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery.
- gear β Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: first gear; reverse gear. a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine: steering gear.
- transmission β the act or process of transmitting.
adj differential
- contrasting β to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
- disparate β distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar: disparate ideas.
- distinct β distinguished as not being the same; not identical; separate (sometimes followed by from): His private and public lives are distinct.
- distinctive β serving to distinguish; characteristic; distinguishing: the distinctive stripes of the zebra.
- peculiar β strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings.
- offbeat β differing from the usual or expected; unconventional: an offbeat comedian.
- diverse β of a different kind, form, character, etc.; unlike: a wide range of diverse opinions.
- various β of different kinds, as two or more things; differing one from another: Various experiments have not proved his theory.
- particular β of or relating to a single or specific person, thing, group, class, occasion, etc., rather than to others or all; special rather than general: one's particular interests in books.
- distant β far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.
- other β additional or further: he and one other person.
- divergent β diverging; differing; deviating.
- inimical β adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful: a climate inimical to health.
- biased β If someone is biased, they prefer one group of people to another, and behave unfairly as a result. You can also say that a process or system is biased.
- discriminatory β characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
- unjust β not just; lacking in justice or fairness: unjust criticism; an unjust ruler.
- hurtful β causing hurt or injury; injurious; harmful.
- bigoted β Someone who is bigoted has strong, unreasonable prejudices or opinions and will not change them, even when they are proved to be wrong.
- detrimental β Something that is detrimental to something else has a harmful or damaging effect on it.
- disadvantageous β characterized by or involving disadvantage; unfavorable; detrimental.
- unfavorable β not favorable; contrary; adverse: an unfavorable wind.
- injurious β harmful, hurtful, or detrimental, as in effect: injurious eating habits.
- damaging β causing or capable of causing damages; harmful; injurious.
- counterproductive β Something that is counterproductive achieves the opposite result from the one that you want to achieve.