differentiate
/dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/
To modify so as to create a difference or distinction; To show or be the difference or distinction between things; To recognize as different or distinct
- he/she/it
- differentiates
- past participle
- differentiated
Meanings
- 1
To modify so as to create a difference or distinction
Can you differentiate American English from British English?
Tatoeba · araneo · CC BY 2.0 FR
We differentiate between living and dead objects.
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- 2
To show or be the difference or distinction between things
- 3
To recognize as different or distinct
- 4
To calculate the derivative of a functionrare
- 5
To calculate the differential of a function of multiple variablesrare
- 6
To perceive the difference between things; to discriminaterare
- 7
To teach a lesson in multiple different ways in order to meet the needs of more or less advanced studentsrare
- 8
To (cause to) go through a process of development called differentiation; to make or become different in form or functionrare