differentiate
Pronunciation Verb
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Pronunciation Verb
differentiate (differentiates, present participle differentiating; past and past participle differentiated)
- (transitive) To show, or be the distinction between two things.
- The word "then" was differentiated into the two forms "then" and "than".
- (intransitive) To perceive the difference between things; to discriminate.
- (transitive, intransitive) To modify, or be modified.
- (transitive, mathematics) To calculate the derivative of a function.
- (transitive, mathematics) To calculate the differential of a function of multiple variables.
- (intransitive, biology) To produce distinct organs or to achieve specific functions by a process of development called differentiation.
- (to show the distinction between things) differentialize; see also Thesaurus:differentiate
- (to perceive the difference between things) differentialize; see also Thesaurus:tell apart
- (to modify) change, transform; see also Thesaurus:alter
- (to show the distinction between things) equate
- (to perceive the difference between things) mix up, muddle up
- (to modify) leave alone, preserve
- French: distinguer
- Spanish: diferenciar
- French: distinguer
- German: differenzieren, unterscheiden, diskriminieren
- French: différencier
- German: differenzieren
- Russian: дифференци́ровать
differentiate (plural differentiates)
- (geology) Something that has been differentiated or stratified.
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