Complete Definition of "differential"

English
Adjective
differential

  1. of, or relating to a difference
  2. dependent on, or making a difference; distinctive
  3. having differences in speed or direction of motion

#mathematics of, or relating to differentiation, or the differential calculus

Translations
trans-top|relating to a difference
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Swedish: differens-
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trans-top|dependent on
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trans-top|having differences in speed
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trans-top|relating to differentiation or differential calculus
Hungarian: differenciál
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Swedish: differential-
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Noun
differential

  1. the differential gear in an automobile etc
  2. a qualitative or quantitative difference between similar or comparable things

#mathematics an infinitesimal change in a variable, or the result of differentiation

Derived terms
differential amplifier
differential analyzer
differential coefficient
differential gear
differential equation
partial differential equation

trans-top|differential gear
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Swedish: #Swedish|differential c
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trans-top|difference between similar or comparable things
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trans-top|infitesimal change
Hungarian: differenciál
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Swedish: #Swedish|differential c
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Swedish
Noun
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differential c

#context|mechanics|lang=sv a differential gear
#context|math|lang=sv an infinitesimal change
#context|math|lang=sv the differential operator

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