noun
- condition, quality, fact, or instance of being different
- the way in which people or things are different; esp., a determining point or factor that makes for a distinct change or contrast
- the state of holding a differing opinion; disagreement
- the point at issue; point of disagreement
- a dispute; quarrel
- a discrimination or distinction in preference
- a significant effect on or change in a situation
- Math. the amount by which one quantity differs from another; remainder left after subtraction
Origin:
ME < OFr < L differentia < differens, prp. of differre: see differ
transitive verb differenced, differencing
Rare to distinguish as or make different