differentiation
the act or process of differentiating, or the state of being differentiated.
Mathematics. the operation of finding the differential or derivative of a function.
Biology. the process by which cells or tissues change from relatively generalized to specialized kinds, during development.
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How to use differentiation in a sentence
Cell differentiation is evidently not a one-way street, as previously believed.
Over Time, Buddhism and Science Agree - Issue 94: Evolving | David P. Barash | December 23, 2020 | NautilusMeanwhile, many department store chains made the wrong bets, investing more heavily in store expansion while underinvesting in merchandise differentiation and e-commerce strategies.
The death of the department store and the American middle class | Jason Del Rey | November 30, 2020 | VoxIts main differentiation from MOOCs is that it’s live and has teacher assistants.
As edtech crowds up, Campuswire bets big on real-time learning | Natasha Mascarenhas | November 11, 2020 | TechCrunchJiko’s unusual, slow-and-steady approach isn’t its only point of differentiation.
Jiko raises $40 million to become a most unusual challenger bank | rhhackettfortune | October 29, 2020 | FortuneIt’s a far more aggressive point of differentiation than Microsoft is actively signalling in the marketplace now.
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The answer: standing apart (self-differentiation was the term he used) and staying connected.
Stem cell differentiation involves a plethora of regulatory factors and signals that are in a constant state of flux.
This Is the Way You’ll Live Forever | Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad | May 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe result is a great deal of imitation, combined with small efforts at differentiation and innovation.
Frozen-Yogurt Shops Are Everywhere, but We Are Nowhere Near Saturation | Daniel Gross | July 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the summer, tomatoes rule the kitchen, even if few know how to prepare them with any differentiation.
Besides the differentiation of germ-cells there are rather obvious differences in the bodies of the two sexes.
Taboo and Genetics | Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary BlanchardIn other words, what is the nature of the process of differentiation into male and female which it sets in motion?
Taboo and Genetics | Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary BlanchardThere must be a differentiation between them, and a differentiation that will clearly meet the various uses to which they are put.
It is worthy of note that as the distance away from the center of differentiation increases, the number of species decreases.
Speciation in the Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii | Henry W. SetzerA secondary center of differentiation is apparent in the low, hot valleys of central California.
Speciation in the Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii | Henry W. Setzer
British Dictionary definitions for differentiation
/ (ˌdɪfəˌrɛnʃɪˈeɪʃən) /
the act, process, or result of differentiating
maths an operation used in calculus in which the derivative of a function or variable is determined; the inverse of integration: See integration (def. 6)
any process in which a mixture of materials separates out partially or completely into its constituent parts, as in the cooling and solidification of a magma into two or more different rock types or in the gradual separation of an originally homogeneous earth into crust, mantle, and core
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Scientific definitions for differentiation
[ dĭf′ə-rĕn′shē-ā′shən ]
In calculus, the process of computing the derivative of a function. Compare integration.
The process by which cells or parts of an organism change during development to serve a specific function. The cells of an animal in its early embryonic phase, for example, are identical at first but develop by differentiation into specific tissues, such as bone, heart muscle, and skin. The factors determining the differentiation of any particular cell are not well understood, but in deuterostomes (vertebrates and other complex animals) they include the location of the cell relative to other cells.
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