ADJECTIVE | pert | differential | relating to or showing a difference |
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pert | differential | involving or containing one or more derivatives | |
NOUN | cognition | differential, derived function, derivative, differential coefficient, first derivative | the result of mathematical differentiation |
attribute | differential | a quality that differentiates between similar things | |
artifact | differential, differential gear | a bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds |
Sounds | dih.fereh'nchahl; dih.fereh'nshahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | relating to or showing a difference. | |
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Example | "differential treatment" | |
Spanish | diferencial | |
Catalan | diferencial | |
Nouns | difference | the quality of being unlike or dissimilar |
difference | a significant change | |
differential | a quality that differentiates between similar things | |
Adverbs | differentially | in a differential manner |
Meaning | Involving or containing one or more derivatives. | |
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Example | "differential equation" | |
Category | mathematics, math, maths | A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement |
Spanish | diferencial | |
Catalan | diferencial | |
Nouns | differential | the result of mathematical differentiation |
differentiation | the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function |
Meaning | The result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx. | |
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Synonyms | derived function, derivative, differential coefficient, first derivative | |
Narrower | curvature | The rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve |
partial derivative, partial | The derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant | |
Broader | calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning | problem solving that involves numbers or quantities |
Spanish | derivada, diferencial, función derivada | |
Catalan | derivada, diferencial | |
Adjectives | differential | involving or containing one or more derivatives |
Meaning | A quality that differentiates between similar things. | |
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Broader | difference | The quality of being unlike or dissimilar |
Spanish | diferencial | |
Catalan | diferencial | |
Adjectives | differential | relating to or showing a difference |
Meaning | A bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds; used on the rear axle of automobiles to allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves. | |
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Synonym | differential gear | |
Broader | bevel gear, pinion and crown wheel, pinion and ring gear | gears that mesh at an angle |
Spanish | diferencial | |
Catalan | diferencial |
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