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Adjective differential has 2 senses
- differential - relating to or showing a difference; "differential treatment"
- differential - involving or containing one or more derivatives; "differential equation"
Noun differential has 3 senses
- derived function, derivative, differential coefficient, differential, first derivative - the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
--1 is a kind of calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning
--1 has particulars: curvature; partial derivative, partial
- differential - a quality that differentiates between similar things
--2 is a kind of difference
- differential gear, differential - a bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds; used on the rear axle of automobiles to allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves
--3 is a kind of bevel gear, pinion and crown wheel, pinion and ring gear
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