adv
Meaning 1
In a differential manner
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
differentially
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adv
Meaning 2
With regard to differentiation
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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adverb
Meaning 3
in a differential manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Hubel and Wiesel have found cells that respond differentially according to the direction in which a stimulus is moved across the retina
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *bher- Proto-Indo-European *bhéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin differō Latin differēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin differentia Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin differentiālislbor. English differential Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English differentially From differential + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: differentiaalisesti — (mathematics)
- German: differenziell — (mathematics)
- Polish: dyferencjalnie — (mathematics)