differential
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of DIFFERENTIAL
always used before a noun
[more differential; most differential]
formal
:
relating to or based on a difference
:
treating some people or groups differently from others
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The law is intended to prevent differential [=discriminatory] treatment of women in the workplace.
— differentially
adverb
2
differential
/ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃəl/
noun
plural
differentials
2
differential
/ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃəl/
noun
plural
differentials
Britannica Dictionary definition of DIFFERENTIAL
[count]
1
:
a difference between people or things
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Although there is a small price differential [=a small difference in price], we believe it's worth buying the computer with a faster processor.
2
technical
:
a gear or an arrangement of gears in a vehicle that allows one wheel to turn faster than another when the vehicle is going around a curve
— called also
differential gear
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see picture at car
