Differential - English meaning

noun

The state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.

Usage examples:

The day began cold and blustery, in contrast to almost two weeks of uninterrupted sunshine

verb

Differ strikingly.

Usage examples:

His friend's success contrasted with his own failure

noun

An easily noticed or understood difference between two or more things

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[ u ] she is quite petite, in contrast with her tall sister., [ c ] contrasts between manhattan’s r…

adjective

Differing strikingly.

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A contrasting view

verb

Differ strikingly.

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His friend's success contrasted with his own failure

adjective

Very different

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The sudden changes at the political top have spawned two contrasting interpretations.

adjective

Showing the differences between things

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A contrastive analysis of english and spanish

noun

A point or way in which people or things are dissimilar.

Usage examples:

The differences between men and women

verb

Alter (a coat of arms) to distinguish members or branches of a family.

noun

The way in which two things being compared are not the same, or the fact of not being the same

Usage examples:

[ c ] we try to teach the kids the difference between right and wrong., [ c ] we’d like better seat…

adjective

Not the same as another or each other; unlike in nature, form, or quality.

Usage examples:

You can play this game in different ways

adjective

Not the same

Usage examples:

Monet and other impressionists painted the same scene at different times of day to discover how the…

noun

An illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.

Usage examples:

There's a discrepancy between your account and his

noun

An unexpected difference, esp. in two amounts or two sets of facts or conditions, which suggests that something is wrong and has to be explained

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There were troubling discrepancies between his public and private opinions on how to balance the bu…

noun

A difference between two figures, results, etc. that are expected to be the same

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A balance sheet review uncovered discrepancies totalling €30 million., shareholders questioned the …

adjective

Having or showing refined taste or good judgement.

Usage examples:

He became a discriminating collector and patron of the arts

verb

Recognize a distinction; differentiate.

Usage examples:

Babies can discriminate between different facial expressions

adjective

Able to judge the quality of something based on its difference from other, similar things

Usage examples:

A discriminating music lover, discriminating buyers/shoppers

adjective

Making or showing an unfair or prejudicial distinction between different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.

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Discriminatory employment practices

adjective

Unfairly treating a person or particular group of people differently from others

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Discriminatory practices

adjective

Treating particular people, companies, or products differently from others, especially in an unfair way

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The eu has already denounced the new regulations as discriminatory., several hundred sikh women com…

adjective

Essentially different in kind; not able to be compared.

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They inhabit disparate worlds of thought

noun

Things so unlike that there is no basis for comparison.

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The second class of disparates have more to do with the particular foibles of the aperture involved.

adjective

Different in every way

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German newspapers have carried reports of sightings in such disparate places as switzerland, iran, …

noun

A great difference.

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Economic disparities between different regions of the country

noun

A lack of equality and similarity, esp. in a way that is not fair

Usage examples:

[ c ] he will oppose a gross disparity in salary increases between teachers and other state employe…

noun

A situation in which two or more things are not equal or similar, especially when this is thought to be unfair

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Economic/income/pay disparity manhattan had the greatest income disparity between rich and poor res…

adjective

Not the same; different.

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A collection of dissimilar nations lacking overall homogeneity

adjective

Not similar; different

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Her diagnosis was not dissimilar (= was similar) to that of the previous doctor.

noun

A difference or contrast between similar things or people.

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I was completely unaware of class distinctions

noun

A difference between two similar things

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[ c ] the comment drew/made a false distinction between domestic and foreign affairs, which are rea…

adjective

Characteristic of one person or thing, and so serving to distinguish it from others.

Usage examples:

Juniper berries give gin its distinctive flavour

adjective

Marking something as clearly different from others

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A distinctive flavor/writing style

adjective

Characteristic of one thing or person, so serving to identify it; distinctive.

Usage examples:

A house with no distinguishing features

verb

Recognize or treat (someone or something) as different.

Usage examples:

The child is perfectly capable of distinguishing reality from fantasy

adjective

A distinguishing mark or feature is one that makes someone or something different from similar people or things

Usage examples:

The main distinguishing feature of the new car is its fast acceleration.

noun

The process or state of diverging.

Usage examples:

The divergence between primates and other groups

noun

A situation in which two things become different, or the difference between them increases

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A divergence of opinion, the figures reveal a marked divergence between public sector pay settlemen…

adjective

Tending to be different or develop in different directions.

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Divergent interpretations

adjective

Different from each other

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A divergent approach/attitude, divergent interests/opinions/views

noun

A break or hole in an object or between two objects.

Usage examples:

He peeped through the gap in the curtains

noun

An empty space or opening in the middle of something or between two things

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Picking up speed, she closed the gap between them., she has a gap between her front teeth., after a…

noun

A difference between two numbers, amounts, or levels

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Forecasters are predicting a budget gap of nearly $17 bn next year., there is a $40 million shortfa…

noun

A deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth.

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The land companies began to dredge canals through the marshlands, opening easy access from the sett…

noun

An area of sea surrounded on three sides by land

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The gulf of mexico/the gulf coast, the gulf stream, there is a widening gulf between the rich and t…

noun

Lack of proportion or relation between corresponding things.

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Tension is generated by the imbalance of power

noun

A condition in which two or more things are not equally or fairly divided or spread

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A trade imbalance

noun

A situation in which two or more things are not equal in size, power, importance, etc. or in which one group has more advantages than the other

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Imbalance of/in sth the growing gender imbalance in computer science and it fields has many experts…

noun

Difference in size, degree, circumstances, etc.; lack of equality.

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Social inequality

noun

A lack of equality or fair treatment in the sharing of wealth or opportunities

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[ u ] social/racial inequality

noun

A situation in which money or opportunities are not shared equally between different groups in society

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Several polls show that one of the biggest issues on people's minds is economic inequality.