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differentia

[ dif-uh-ren-shee-uh, -shuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural dif·fer·en·ti·ae [dif-, uh, -, ren, -shee-ee].

the character or attribute by which one species is distinguished from all others of the same genus.
the character or basic factor by which one entity is distinguished from another.

differentia

/ ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃɪə /

logic a feature by which two subclasses of the same class of named objects can be distinguished Also calleddifference

From Latin, dating back to 1820–30; difference

C19: from Latin: diversity, difference

Animal” names the general class, and “reasoning” is the differentia which separates “man” from other “animals.

The differentia should include all the members that the term denotes, and it should exclude all that it does not denote.

Find the genus and differentia in the definition of “a good book of the hour.”

Wilhelmi de Northfeilde expositio super librum de differentia spiritus et anim.

But the most obvious differentia of Whiggism was a dislike to the ecclesiastical spirit.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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