Dictionary Check: differentiation

"differentiation" is a valid word!

Scrabble 22 points
Words with Friends 24 points

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"
Synonyms:
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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