nnoun.cognitiona discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributesSynset:distinction
Examples:- it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation
Derivationally Related Form:differentiatedistinguish
Hypernyms:discrimination secernment
Inherited Hypernyms:differentiationdiscriminationbasic cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:contradistinctioncontrastdemarcationdividing linehairsplittinglineword-splitting
Full Hyponyms:contradistinctionhairsplittinglinerubicon
nnoun.actthe mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a functionDerivationally Related Form:differentiate
Hypernyms:mathematical operation mathematical process operation
Inherited Hypernyms:differentiationmathematical processcalculationprocedureactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.process(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular functionTopic:biological sciencebiology
Synset:specialisation specialization
Examples:- cell differentiation in the developing embryo
Derivationally Related Form:differentiatespecialisespecialize
Hypernyms:adaptation adaption adjustment
Inherited Hypernyms:specializationadaptationorganic processprocessphysical entityentity