difference
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See also différence
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[edit] Etymology
From Middle English < From Old French difference < Latin differentia (“‘difference’”) < differens (“‘different’”), ppr.; see different.
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difference (countable and uncountable; plural differences)
- (uncountable) The quality of being different.
- You need to learn to be more tolerant of difference.
- (countable) A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
- There are three differences between these two pictures.
- (countable) A disagreement or argument.
- (countable, arithmetic) The result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result.
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- (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else): departure, deviation, divergence
- (disagreement or argument about something important): conflict, difference of opinion, dispute, dissension
- (arithmetic: result of a subtraction): remainder
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Terms derived from the noun "difference"
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quality of being different
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characteristic of something that makes it different from something else
disagreement or argument about something important
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arithmetic: result of a subtraction
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[edit] See also
- subtraction: (minuend) − (subtrahend) = (difference)
[edit] Verb
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to difference (third-person singular simple present differences, present participle differencing, simple past and past participle differenced)
- (transitive) To distinguish or differentiate.
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- (to distinguish or differentiate): differentiate, distinguish
[edit] Translations
to distinguish or differentiate
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[edit] External links
- difference in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- difference in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
