differentian.

Brit.

/ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃə/, U.S.

/ˌdɪfəˈrɛn(t)ʃ(i)ə/

Inflections: Plural differentiae.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin differentia.

Etymology: < classical Latin differentia difference n.¹

Chiefly Philosophy and Logic.

A characteristic by which a given species is distinguished from all other species of the same genus; = difference n.¹ 5d (see note there). In extended use: a distinguishing characteristic or feature.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [noun] > a characteristic

privilegec1225

distinctionc1374

propertyc1390

tachea1400

pointa1425

specialty?a1425

difference?c1425

conditionc1460

markc1522

touch1528

specialty1532

differentia1551

character?1569

formality1570

particularity1585

peculiar1589

accent1591

appropriation1600

characterism1603

peculiarity1606

resemblance1622

propera1626

speciality1625

specificationa1631

appropriament1633

characteristic1646

discrimination1646

diagnostic1651

characteristical1660

stroke1666

talent1670

physiognomya1680

oddity1713

distinctive1816

spécialité1836

trait1864

flavour1866

middle name1905

discriminant1920

discriminator1943

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical classification > [noun] > a division, group, or class > member of > distinguishing feature(s) of member of

difference?c1425

differentia1551

gradual difference1651

1551 T. Wilson Rule of Reason sig. B.vii^v Differentia, that is to say the difference, is the same that is spoken of many whiche differ in fourme and kinde.

1583 P. Barrough Methode of Phisicke v. i. 199 It hath pleased some of the later sorte to make Apostema as the species or differentia of those tumours besides nature.

1630 G. Widdowes Schysmatical Puritan sig. A3^v This is his differentia, his essentiall difference, his essentiall Qualitie.

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iii. iii. §10. 192 Defining by Genus and Differentia, (I crave leave to use these terms of Art, though originally Latin, since they most properly suit those Notions they are applied to).

1725 E. Combe tr. P.-D. Huet Weakness Human Understanding i. iv. 37 If then the Genus and Differentia of Things cannot be known, we can neither know their Definition nor Essence.

1783 H. Blair Lect. Rhetoric I. xx. 414 Particular expresses what in the logical Style is called Species; peculiar, what is called differentia.

1850 C. Kingsley in Fraser's Mag. Sept. 247/1 This deep, simple faith in the divineness of Nature..which, in our eyes, is Mr. Tennyson's differentia.

1889 A. Lang in H. H. Romilly Verandah in N. Guinea Introd. 17 To be inconsistent and incoherent and self-contradictory is the very differentia and characteristic of myth.

1920 A. S. Woodburne Relation between Relig. & Sci. ii. 30 An attempt to define the differentia of the religious and scientific attitudes.

1956 Times 10 Dec. 5/7 The main differentia of a carol is a refrain or burden to be repeated between verses.

2012 M. Fricke Logic & Organization of Information v. 180 Each of the component hierarchies has differentiae.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	differentia
释义	differentian. Brit. /ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃə/, U.S. /ˌdɪfəˈrɛn(t)ʃ(i)ə/ Inflections: Plural differentiae. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin differentia. Etymology: < classical Latin differentia difference n.¹ Chiefly Philosophy and Logic. A characteristic by which a given species is distinguished from all other species of the same genus; = difference n.¹ 5d (see note there). In extended use: a distinguishing characteristic or feature. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [noun] > a characteristic privilegec1225 distinctionc1374 propertyc1390 tachea1400 pointa1425 specialty?a1425 difference?c1425 conditionc1460 markc1522 touch1528 specialty1532 differentia1551 character?1569 formality1570 particularity1585 peculiar1589 accent1591 appropriation1600 characterism1603 peculiarity1606 resemblance1622 propera1626 speciality1625 specificationa1631 appropriament1633 characteristic1646 discrimination1646 diagnostic1651 characteristical1660 stroke1666 talent1670 physiognomya1680 oddity1713 distinctive1816 spécialité1836 trait1864 flavour1866 middle name1905 discriminant1920 discriminator1943 the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical classification > [noun] > a division, group, or class > member of > distinguishing feature(s) of member of difference?c1425 differentia1551 gradual difference1651 1551 T. Wilson Rule of Reason sig. B.vii^v Differentia, that is to say the difference, is the same that is spoken of many whiche differ in fourme and kinde. 1583 P. Barrough Methode of Phisicke v. i. 199 It hath pleased some of the later sorte to make Apostema as the species or differentia of those tumours besides nature. 1630 G. Widdowes Schysmatical Puritan sig. A3^v This is his differentia, his essentiall difference, his essentiall Qualitie. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iii. iii. §10. 192 Defining by Genus and Differentia, (I crave leave to use these terms of Art, though originally Latin, since they most properly suit those Notions they are applied to). 1725 E. Combe tr. P.-D. Huet Weakness Human Understanding i. iv. 37 If then the Genus and Differentia of Things cannot be known, we can neither know their Definition nor Essence. 1783 H. Blair Lect. Rhetoric I. xx. 414 Particular expresses what in the logical Style is called Species; peculiar, what is called differentia. 1850 C. Kingsley in Fraser's Mag. Sept. 247/1 This deep, simple faith in the divineness of Nature..which, in our eyes, is Mr. Tennyson's differentia. 1889 A. Lang in H. H. Romilly Verandah in N. Guinea Introd. 17 To be inconsistent and incoherent and self-contradictory is the very differentia and characteristic of myth. 1920 A. S. Woodburne Relation between Relig. & Sci. ii. 30 An attempt to define the differentia of the religious and scientific attitudes. 1956 Times 10 Dec. 5/7 The main differentia of a carol is a refrain or burden to be repeated between verses. 2012 M. Fricke Logic & Organization of Information v. 180 Each of the component hierarchies has differentiae. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1551
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