Differentia

//dɪfəˈɹɛnʃɪə//

Synonyms for "differentia" (77 found)

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That character, it seems to me, should be regarded as the practically important differentia of religion for our purpose; and just what it is can easily be brought out by comparing the mind of an abstractly conceived Christian with that of a moralist similarly conceived.

Source: wiktionary

If genera are different and co-ordinate, their differentiae are themselves different in kind. Take as an instance the genus ‘animal’ and the genus ‘knowledge’. ‘With feet’, ‘two-footed’, ‘winged’, ‘aquatic’, are differentiae of ‘animal’; the species of knowledge are not distinguished by the same differentiae.

Source: wiktionary

In the case of a word like “surfboard,” the differentiae seem pretty clear. How is this board different from all other boards?

Source: wiktionary

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