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   Dif·fer·en·ti·ate

   /ˌdifəˈren(t)SHēˌāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. recognize or ascertain what makes (someone or something) different: "children can differentiate the past from the present"
   • ▪ identify differences between (two or more things or people): "he is unable to differentiate between fantasy and reality" Similar distinguishdiscriminatemake a distinctiondraw a distinctionsee a differencediscern a differencetell the differencediscerntell apartrecognizeidentifypick outdeterminecontrast
   • ▪ make (someone or something) appear different or distinct: "little now differentiates the firm's products from its rivals" Similar make differentdistinguishset apartsingle outseparatesegregatemark offcharacterizeindividualizeindividuate
   • 2. make or become different in the process of growth or development: technical "the receptors are developed and differentiated into sense organs" Similar transformmetamorphoseevolveconvertchangebecome differentmodifyalteradapt
   • 3. transform (a function) into its derivative.

   Word Origin early 19th century: from medieval Latin differentiat- ‘carried away from’, from the verb differentiare, from differentia (see differentia).

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   What is difference between differentiate and distinguish?

   • Differentiate primarily involves the act of identifying differences between things. When you differentiate, you often analyze the intrinsic characteristics or qualities that set one thing apart from another. In contrast, Distinguish typically pertains to recognizing or perceiving the difference between things.

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   What is differentiate verb?

   • Definition of differentiate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [intransitive, transitive] to recognize or show that two things are not the same synonym distinguish differentiate (between) A and B It's difficult to differentiate between the two varieties. differentiate A (from B) I can't differentiate one variety from another.

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   What does it mean to differentiate a function?

   • To differentiate something means to take the derivative. Taking the derivative of a function is the same as finding the slope at any point, so differentiating is just finding the slope. d dx f (x) or f '(x).

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   to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish. to change; alter. to perceive the difference in or between. Synonyms: separate. to make different by modification, as a biological species. Mathematics. to obtain the differential or the derivative of. verb (used without object) , dif·fer·en·ti·at·ed, dif·fer·en·ti·at·ing.

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