Definitions
relating to or showing a difference
Word origin
Learned borrowing from Latin differentiālis. By surface analysis, different + -ial.
Used in a sentence
“differential characteristics”
“I saved disk space by taking differential backups, which only stored the data that had changed.”
“If f(x)#61;x², the differential of f is the function #92;operatorname#123;d#125;#92;#33;f(x,#92;Deltax)#61;f'(x)#92;Deltax#61;2x#92;Deltax.”
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