The math teacher explained the concept of partial differentiation.
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Differentiation
/dɪf.əˌɹɛn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
Synonyms for "differentiation" (162 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (33)
Noun(12 words)
distinctionspecializationaccount for individual differencescalculus differentiationcellular specializationcomparisonscontrastcontrastscustomizationdenominatingderivationderivative calculation
Adjective(1 words)
biological transformation
Strong matches (48)
Noun(6 words)
developmental differentiationdifferentiatingdiscernmentdistinctivenesseducational approachidea separation
Verb(1 words)
Related words (81)
inversioninvolutionirregularityjerkinessmanifestationmeaningmercurialitymicroscopic distinctionmodificationmotleynessmultiplicationmutabilitynamingnice distinctionnominalismnonconformismnonconformitynonstandardizationnonuniformitynotation
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nuanceonenessparticularismparticularityparticularizationpersonal equationpersonal identitypersonalitypersonalizationpersonshippicking outpluralismpointingpointing outpointing topracticeproportionraggednessreductionsegregationselectionself-identityselfhoodselfnessseparationseveralizationseveranceshade of differenceshowshowingsignificationsingularitysoulspecializationspecificationsubtle distinctionsubtractionsuggestionsymptomaticnesstransformationtrichoschistismunconformismunconformityunevennessuniquenessunorthodoxyunsteadinessvariabilityvariationvariegationvarietyvariousnessversatilitywaveringwholeness
Noun(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
meet individual needs
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: distinction, specialization, account for individual differences, addition, alteration.
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Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
13 entriesadaptationadaptionadjustmentbiological processcalculus conceptcompetitive strategydevelopmental processdiscriminationmarketing conceptmathematical operationmathematical processoperationsecernment
More specific
11 entriesepithelial differentiationfunctional differentiationhigher order differentiationhorizontal differentiationimplicit differentiationmyogenic differentiationneural differentiationpartial differentiationquality differentiationtotal differentiationvertical differentiation
Collocations
6 entriesdegree of differentiationdifferentiation across segmentsdifferentiation by featuresdifferentiation strategymarket differentiationproduct differentiation
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
29 translations across 19 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- տարբերակում noun (act of differentiating)
Bulgarian
1 entries- раличаване noun (act of differentiating)
Estonian
1 entries- eristamine noun (act of differentiating)
Finnish
4 entries- differentiaatio noun (act of differentiating)
- differentioituminen noun (act of differentiating)
- differointi noun (act of differentiating)
- erilaistaminen noun (act of differentiating)
French
1 entries- différentiation noun (act of differentiating)
German
1 entries- Unterscheidung noun (act of differentiating)
Greek
1 entries- διαφοροποίηση noun (act of differentiating)
Hebrew
1 entries- הבדלה noun (act of differentiating)
Hindi
2 entries- विभेदन noun (act of differentiating)
- विभेदीकरण noun (act of differentiating)
Ido
1 entries- diferencio noun (act of differentiating)
Italian
1 entries- differenziazione noun (act of differentiating)
Norman
1 entries- difféthentiâtion noun (act of differentiating)
Persian
2 entries- برفرودی noun (act of differentiating)
- تمایز noun (act of differentiating)
Polish
2 entries- dyferencjacja noun (act of differentiating)
- polaryzacja noun (act of differentiating)
Portuguese
1 entries- diferenciação noun (act of differentiating)
Romanian
1 entries- diferențiere noun (act of differentiating)
Russian
3 entries- дифференциа́ция noun (act of differentiating)
- разграниче́ние noun (act of differentiating)
- разделе́ние noun (act of differentiating)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- eadar-dhealachadh noun (act of differentiating)
Turkish
2 entries- farklılaştırma noun (act of differentiating)
- türev noun (act of differentiating)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
The level of kinesthetic differentiations was established for every individual by using device called kinesthesiometer which allows testing in aquatic environment
Source: wiktionary
Any hope that the pierines would help to define “the level at which r-K phenomena should be sought has been dashed: apparently species groups (or subgenera, or splitters' genera) are r- or K-selected in the holarctic, whereas in Tatochila the same amount of differentiation is found among populations in a complex in which the process of speciation has not yet been completed.
Source: wiktionary
The integration and differentiation of vital function on the one hand, and the preparation and composition of food-material on the other hand form — as we will become fully aware further on — the two great divisions in the subject-matter of the science of organization, divisions corresponding to the fundamental biplicity of all advanced organization, its animal and its vegetative life.
Source: wiktionary
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "differentiation"?
Closest matches include distinction, specialization, account for individual differences, addition, alteration.
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