"differentiation" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

A discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes (synset 105756230)
"it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation"

is a type of: discrimination, secernment - the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
subtypes:
- contradistinction - a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast
- contrast, demarcation, dividing line, line - a conceptual separation or distinction
- hairsplitting, word-splitting - making too fine distinctions of little importance
same as: distinction
The mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function (synset 100872318)
is a type of: mathematical operation, mathematical process, operation - (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods
(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function (synset 113580985)
"cell differentiation in the developing embryo"

referred to in: biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms

is a type of: adaptation, adaption, adjustment - the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

same as: specialisation, specialization