Dictionary Check: differentiation
"differentiation" is a valid word!
Scrabble
22
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Words with Friends
24
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Definition
noun
a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
Example:
"it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation"
noun
the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function
noun
(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
Example:
"cell differentiation in the developing embryo"
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