English dictionary

differentiation

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a discrimination between things as different and distinct

noun.cognition

Synonyms distinction

Source: WordNet 3.0
the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0
(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function

noun.process

Examples
Cell differentiation in the developing embryo.

Synonyms specialisation specialization

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of differentiating.

noun

Source: webster1913