Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DIFFERENTIATION

DIFFERENTIATION Dif `fer *en `ti *a "tion, n.

 

1. The act of differentiating. Further investigation of the Sanskrit may lead to differentiation of the meaning of such of these roots as are real roots. J. Peile.

 

2. (Logic )

 

Defn: The act of distinguishing or describing a thing, by giving its different, or specific difference; exact definition or determination.

 

3. (Biol.)

 

Defn: The gradual formation or production of organs or parts by a process of evolution or development, as when the seed develops the root and the stem, the initial stem develops the leaf, branches, and flower buds; or in animal life, when the germ evolves the digestive and other organs and members, or when the animals as they advance in organization acquire special organs for specific purposes.

 

4. (Metaph.)

 

Defn: The supposed act or tendency in being of every kind, whether organic or inorganic, to assume or produce a more complex structure or functions.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

differentiation

dif fer en ti a tion |ˌdifərenSHēˈāSHən dɪfərenʃiˈeɪʃn | ▶noun the action or process of differentiating: packaging can be a source of product differentiation.

 

Oxford Dictionary

differentiation

dif ¦fer |en |ti ¦ation |ˌdɪfərɛnʃɪˈeɪʃn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action or process of differentiating: packaging can be a source of product differentiation.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

differentiation

differentiation noun there is not enough differentiation between the two types of investment: distinction, distinctness, difference; separation, demarcation, delimitation.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

differentiation

differentiation noun there is not enough differentiation between the two types of investment: distinction, distinctness, disparity, polarity, contrast, difference, divergence, separation, demarcation, delimitation. ANTONYMS association.

 

French Dictionary

différentiation

différentiation n. f. mathématiques Opération destinée à obtenir la différentielle d ’une fonction. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom différenciation, action de différencier; son résultat.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

differentiation

d ì f fer è n ti á tion 名詞 U 区別, 識別 ; 差別 ; 分化 .