differential

noun

/ˌdɪfəˈrenʃl/

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differential (between A and B) a difference in the amount, value or size of something, especially the difference in rates of pay for people doing different work in the same industry or profession
- wage/pay/income differentials
(also differential gear)
a gear that makes it possible for a vehicle’s back wheels to turn at different speeds when going around corners

Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin differentialis, from Latin differentia ‘difference’from different- ‘carrying away’, from the verb differre, from dis- ‘from, away’ + ferre ‘bring, carry’.

differential

adjective

/ˌdɪfəˈrenʃl/

[only before noun] (formal)

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showing or depending on a difference; not equal
- the differential treatment of prisoners based on sex and social class
- differential rates of pay
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Differential is used with these nouns:
equation
geometry
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Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin differentialis, from Latin differentia ‘difference’from different- ‘carrying away’, from the verb differre, from dis- ‘from, away’ + ferre ‘bring, carry’.

单词	differential
释义	differential noun /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃl/ /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃl/ jump to other results differential (between A and B) a difference in the amount, value or size of something, especially the difference in rates of pay for people doing different work in the same industry or profession wage/pay/income differentials (also differential gear) a gear that makes it possible for a vehicle’s back wheels to turn at different speeds when going around corners Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin differentialis, from Latin differentia ‘difference’from different- ‘carrying away’, from the verb differre, from dis- ‘from, away’ + ferre ‘bring, carry’. differential adjective /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃl/ /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃl/ [only before noun] (formal) jump to other results showing or depending on a difference; not equal the differential treatment of prisoners based on sex and social class differential rates of pay Oxford Collocations DictionaryDifferential is used with these nouns: equation geometry See full entry Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin differentialis, from Latin differentia ‘difference’from different- ‘carrying away’, from the verb differre, from dis- ‘from, away’ + ferre ‘bring, carry’.
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