differential

English

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• IPA^(key): [dɪfəˈɹənʃəɫ]

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Adjective

differential (comparative more differential, superlative most differential)

1. of, or relating to a difference

   differential characteristics

   • 1856, John Lothrop Motley, The Rise of the Dutch Republic: A History, Volume 1:

     [Caspar Schetz, Baron of Grobbendonck] was regularly in the pay of Sir Thomas Gresham, to whom he produced differential favours, and by whose government he was rewarded by gold chains and presents of hard cash, bestowed as secretly as the equivalent was conveyed adroitly.

2. dependent on, or making a difference; distinctive
3. having differences in speed or direction of motion
4. (mathematics) of, or relating to differentiation, or the differential calculus

Translations

relating to a difference

• Bulgarian: отличителен (bg) (otličitelen)
• Danish: forskels-
• Finnish: erotus-
• Greek: διαφορικός (el) m (diaforikós)

• Polish: różnicowy
• Spanish: diferencial (es)
• Swedish: differens- (sv)

dependent on

• Bulgarian: разграничителен (bg) (razgraničitelen)

• Danish: differentieret
• Greek: διάφορος (el) m (diáforos)

having differences in speed

relating to differentiation or differential calculus

• Bulgarian: диференциален (diferencialen)
• Czech: diferenciální
• Danish: differential-
• Finnish: differentiaali-
• French: différentiel (fr)
• German: Differenzial (de) n
• Greek: διαφορικός (el) m (diaforikós)
• Hungarian: differenciál
• Ido: diferenciala

• Kazakh: дифференциалдық (dïfferencïaldıq)
• Polish: różniczkowy (pl)
• Portuguese: diferencial (pt)
• Russian: дифференциа́льный (ru) (differenciálʹnyj)
• Spanish: diferencial (es)
• Swedish: differential- (sv)
• Tagalog: tingirin
• Turkish: diferansiyel (tr)
• Vietnamese: vi phân (vi) (微分)

Noun

differential (plural differentials)

1. the differential gear in an automobile etc
2. a qualitative or quantitative difference between similar or comparable things
3. (mathematics) an infinitesimal change in a variable, or the result of differentiation
4. One of two coils of conducting wire so related to one another or to a magnet or armature common to both, that one coil produces polar action contrary to that of the other.
5. A form of conductor used for dividing and distributing the current to a series of electric lamps so as to maintain equal action in all.

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Derived terms

Derived terms

• differential amplifier
• differential analyzer
• differential coefficient

• differential equation
• differential gear
• partial differential equation

Translations

differential gear — see differential gear

difference between similar or comparable things

• Danish: forskel c
• Finnish: ero (fi)
• Greek: διαφορικό (el) n (diaforikó)

• Maori: pārōnaki

infinitesimal change

• Bulgarian: диференциал m (diferencial)
• Dutch: differentiaal (nl) f
• Finnish: differentiaali (fi)
• Greek: διαφορικό (el) n (diaforikó)
• Hebrew: דיפרנציאל‎ m (difrentziál)
• Hungarian: differenciál
• Ido: diferencialo (io)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: differensial n

  Nynorsk: differensial n

• Polish: różniczka (pl) f
• Portuguese: diferencial (pt) f
• Russian: дифференциа́л (ru) m (differenciál)
• Spanish: diferencial (es) f
• Swedish: differential (sv) c
• Tagalog: tingid

Related terms

→

• differ
• difference
• different

• differentiate
• differentiation

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Swedish

Noun

differential c

1. (mechanics) a differential gear
2. (mathematics) an infinitesimal change
3. (mathematics) the differential operator

Declension

Declension of differential
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	differential	differentialen	differentialer	differentialerna
Genitive	differentials	differentialens	differentialers	differentialernas