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differentia definition

dif·fer·en·tia (dif′ər en′s̸hē ə, -s̸hə)

noun pl. differentiae -·tiae′ (-s̸hi ē′)

Logic a distinguishing characteristic, esp. one that distinguishes one species from another of the same genus

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