to differentiate
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- verb
- /ˌdɪfərˈɛnʃiˌeɪt/
- Specialized
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derivar
- So you can always check your answer by differentiating your result.
- differentiate the signal
So we're going to differentiate U and we're going to integrate DV.
- So we're going to differentiate U and we're going to integrate DV.
- Moving on, you do need to differentiate both sides of the equation, which may not be something you're used to.
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The standard approach to measuring productivity would be to differentiate Q with respect to time:
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We can now differentiate this equation with respect to time.
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Well, Y is a function of X, so we differentiate both sides...
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The first term comes when we differentiate the first factor in the product.
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Moving on, you do need to differentiate both sides of the equation, which may not be something you're used to.
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Different rhythms can be sung to differentiate half steps from whole steps (see Figure 3).
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One factor that differentiates nursing care from other disciplines is our use of the nursing process.
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The resulting gravitational potential is differentiated to yield the gravitational forces that accelerate the gas and dark matter.
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Skin biopsies, serologic screening, or other investigations may be necessary to differentiate the flush of rosacea from facial contact dermatitis, lupus erythematosus, or photosensitivity.
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In calculus, we usually differentiated the equation with respect to the variable x.
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Etymology
Differentiate shares the root of different and difference, which comes from an old Latin idea meaning 'to carry apart'. In math, to differentiate is to find how a function changes — it measures small 'differences', so the origin fits the modern meaning.