differential
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7.4
- adjective
- /ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃəl/
:
diferencial
- The author suggests that differential attitudes and treatment of minority students may contribute to underachievement.
- differential effect
- differential diagnosis
- differential treatment
But I would say that there are differential opportunities by decade.
- But I would say that there are differential opportunities by decade.
- And the question is, do these two treatment strategies result in differential outcomes?
- What is differential privacy or more broadly algorithmic privacy?
Examples
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The gender there was clear gender differential in terms of mortality, much higher in girls than boys.
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So this idea of equality is achieved by having differential assignment of rights.
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But I would say that there are differential opportunities by decade.
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More will be said of the differential response rates in the Procedure section.
Academic text (2008) -
You do not want differential stretching between the two things.
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We're not at a point with our intervention work where we're seeing differential effects based on the type of illness or the type of stress.
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Box 3 lists some of the major differential causes of fatigue and breathlessness.
Academic text (2011) -
Additional questions might investigate differential effects across population subgroups, contexts, or cost-effectiveness.
Academic text (2013) -
Table 2 summarizes the role of exosomes in the differential diagnosis between HCC and other liver pathologies.
Academic text (2017) -
There is a significant differential in income levels between urban and rural areas.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Not the same as another person or thing
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7.9
Different in type so they cannot be easily compared
Different in size, amount, level or kind
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.4
An equation that shows how a number or amount changes using its rate of change
- Specialized
3
6.1
A way for a doctor to tell one disease from another when symptoms are similar
- Specialized
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8.0
The part of mathematics that studies how things change and how fast, like speed or temperature change
- Specialized
1
9.6
An equation that shows how a value changes when two or more things change
- Specialized
The change in total cost when you produce one more or one less item
- Specialized
A set of gears that lets two wheels turn at different speeds when a car turns
- Specialized
The smallest change in how strong a sound, touch, or light feels that a person can notice
- Specialized
The smallest change in what you see, hear, or taste that a person can notice
- Archaic
A machine with moving parts that solves equations about how things change
- Specialized
A test that counts each type of white blood cell in a small blood sample
How Different
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Differential (adj) shares its root with different and difference, which mean 'not the same'. If treatment or rules are differential, they depend on those 'differences', so the origin explains why the word means 'showing a difference'.