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Differential   /dˌɪfərˈɛnʃəl/  /dˌɪfərˈɛntʃəl/   Listen
Differential

adjective
1.
Relating to or showing a difference.
2.
Involving or containing one or more derivatives.
noun
1.
The result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx.  Synonyms: derivative, derived function, differential coefficient, first derivative.
2.
A quality that differentiates between similar things.
3.
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.  Synonym: differential gear.



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"Differential" Quotes from Famous Books



... Descartes' application of algebra to geometry, and Newton's and Leibnitz's invention of the differential and integral calculus, improved our methods of calculation to such a point that summary methods of vastly greater comprehensiveness and elasticity can be applied to any problem of which the elements can be measured. The mere improvement in the method of describing the same things ...
— Progress and History • Various
... take a wider view, and consider who will receive and act upon the advice given, and hence what the result will be on the differential ...
— Conception Control and Its Effects on the Individual and the Nation • Florence E. Barrett
... the perfect balancing of the two sides of a differential electric circuit. A conventional diagram, fig. 19, gives a schematic outline of the connections. The two galvanometer coils, fl and fr, are wound differentially and both coils most carefully balanced so that the two windings ...
— Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man • Francis Gano Benedict
... which his name is more especially identified, is what is denominated the "Quadrant." This is practically the fourth part of a large wheel, which is so arranged and connected that it performs almost exactly the same functions on a mule that Holdsworth's differential motion performs on the bobbin ...
— The Story of the Cotton Plant • Frederick Wilkinson
... of the differential treatment meted out to Ireland which is not of a nature to impress her with confidence in English methods may be mentioned the fact that the Irish militia are drafted out of the country for their training, that no citizen ...
— Ireland and the Home Rule Movement • Michael F. J. McDonnell


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