Differentiation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a discrimination between things as different and distinct

the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/daɪvˈɜːɾɪŋli/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪfəɹˌɛnʃɪˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪfəɹˌɛnʃɪˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /daɪvˈɜːɾɪŋli/.

Examples

it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation
cell differentiation in the developing embryo

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

distinction specialization specialisation

Parts of Speech

noun	a discrimination between things as different and distinct “it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation”
noun	the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function
noun	(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function “cell differentiation in the developing embryo”

Word Forms

differentiate	verb	be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
distinguish	verb	mark as different
specialize	verb	evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
specialise	verb	evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Differenzierung

eine Unterscheidung zwischen Dingen als unterschiedlich und verschieden

🇫🇷French

différenciation

une discrimination entre des choses aussi différentes et distinctes

🇪🇸Spanish

diferenciación

una discriminación entre cosas como diferentes y distintas

🇮🇹Italian

differenziazione

una discriminazione tra le cose in quanto diverse e distinte

🇳🇱Dutch

differentiatie

een onderscheid tussen dingen die verschillend en verschillend zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

diferenciação

uma discriminação entre coisas como diferentes e distintas

🇷🇺Russian

дифференциация

различение вещей как различных и различимых

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भेदभाव

भिन्न और विशिष्ट चीज़ों के बीच भेदभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

পার্থক্য

ভিন্ন এবং স্বতন্ত্র জিনিসগুলির মধ্যে একটি বৈষম্য

🇮🇳Tamil

வேறுபாடு

வெவ்வேறு மற்றும் வேறுபட்ட விஷயங்களுக்கு இடையே ஒரு பாகுபாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

భేదం

విభిన్నమైన మరియు విభిన్నమైన విషయాల మధ్య వివక్ష

🇮🇳Marathi

भिन्नता

भिन्न आणि भिन्न गोष्टींमध्ये भेदभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

તફાવત

અલગ અને અલગ વસ્તુઓ વચ્ચેનો ભેદભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸ

ವಿಭಿನ್ನ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಭಿನ್ನ ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ನಡುವಿನ ತಾರತಮ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യത്യാസം

വ്യത്യസ്തവും വ്യതിരിക്തവുമായ കാര്യങ്ങൾ തമ്മിലുള്ള വിവേചനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਿੰਨਤਾ

ਵੱਖਰੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਵੱਖਰੀਆਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਵਿਤਕਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تفریق

مختلف اور الگ چیزوں کے درمیان امتیاز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

差异化

对不同和独特的事物进行区分

🇯🇵Japanese

差別化

物事が異なっていて区別できるものとして区別すること

🇰🇷Korean

분화

사물을 서로 다른 것과 별개로 구별하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự khác biệt

sự phân biệt giữa những thứ khác nhau và khác biệt

🇹🇭Thai

ความแตกต่าง

การเลือกปฏิบัติระหว่างสิ่งต่าง ๆ ที่แตกต่างและแตกต่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

diferensiasi

diskriminasi antara hal-hal yang berbeda dan berbeda

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkakaiba-iba

isang diskriminasyon sa pagitan ng mga bagay na naiiba at naiiba

🇲🇾Malay

pembezaan

diskriminasi antara perkara yang berbeza dan berbeza

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التمايز

التمييز بين الأشياء المختلفة والمتميزة

🇮🇷Persian

تمایز

تبعیض بین چیزهای متفاوت و متمایز

🇹🇷Turkish

farklılaşma

farklı ve farklı şeyler arasında bir ayrım

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַבחָנָה

אפליה בין דברים כשונים ומובחנים

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