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verb
- 1. recognize or ascertain what makes (someone or something) different: "children can differentiate the past from the present"
- 2. make or become different in the process of growth or development: technical "the receptors are developed and differentiated into sense organs" Similar
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DIFFERENTIATE definition: 1. to show or find the difference between things that are compared: 2. to make someone or…. Learn more.
: to recognize or give expression to a difference. difficult to differentiate between the two. 2. : to become distinct or different in character. 3. biology : to undergo differentiation (see differentiation sense 3b) when the cells begin to differentiate.
Differentiation is a process, in Maths, where we find the instantaneous rate of change in function based on one of its variables. The most common example is the rate change of displacement with respect to time, called velocity. The opposite of finding a derivative is anti-differentiation.
To differentiate is to identify the differences between things, to discriminate among them. For example, if the light is dim at the party, you might find it hard to differentiate between the spicy bean dip and the chocolate sauce.
If you differentiate between things or if you differentiate one thing from another, you recognize or show the difference between them. A child may not differentiate between his imagination and the real world.
Definition of differentiate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
DIFFERENTIATE definition: 1. to understand or notice how two things or people are different from each other: 2. to make…. Learn more.
DIFFERENTIATE meaning: 1 : to make (someone or something) different in some way often + from; 2 : to see or state the difference or differences between two or more things often + between often + from.
differentiate meaning, definition, what is differentiate: to recognize or express the difference b...: Learn more.
to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish. to change; alter. to perceive the difference in or between. to make different by modification, as a biological species. Mathematics to obtain the differential or the derivative of. v.i. to become unlike or dissimilar; change in character. to make a distinction.
