English to English
adjective
- relating to or showing a difference
Differential treatment.
source: WordNet 3.0
- involving or containing one or more derivatives
Differential equation.
source: WordNet 3.0
- Relating to or indicating a difference; creating a difference; discriminating; special; as, differential characteristics; differential duties; a differential rate.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
source: WordNet 3.0
- a quality that differentiates between similar things
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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
source: WordNet 3.0
- An increment, usually an indefinitely small one, which is given to a variable quantity.
source: Webster 1913
