differentially


dif·fer·en·tial

D0215700 (dĭf′ə-rĕn′shəl)adj.1. Of, relating to, or showing a difference.2. Constituting or making a difference; distinctive.3. Dependent on or making use of a specific difference or distinction.4. Mathematics Of or relating to differentiation.5. Involving differences in speed or direction of motion.n.1. Mathematics a. An infinitesimal increment in a variable.b. The product of the derivative of a function of one variable and the increment of the independent variable.2. A differential gear.3. A difference between comparable things, as in wage rate or in price.
dif′fer·en′tial·ly adv.
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Adv.1.differentially - in a differential manner; "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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