1. differentiation - noun
· a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation"
Synonym(s): distinction
Hypernym(s): discrimination, secernment
2. differentiation - noun
· the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function
Hypernym(s): mathematical_process, mathematical_operation, operation
3. differentiation - noun
· (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo"
Synonym(s): specialization, specialisation
Hypernym(s): adaptation, adaption, adjustment
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