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[ dif -er-uh ns, dif -ruh ns ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈdɪf ər əns, ˈdɪf rəns / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
an instance or point of unlikeness or dissimilarity: What accounts for the differences in their behavior?
a significant change in or effect on a situation: His tact makes a difference in the way people accept his suggestions.
a distinguishing characteristic; distinctive quality, feature, etc.: The difference in the two products is quality.
the degree to which one person or thing differs from another.
the act of distinguishing; discrimination; distinction.
a disagreement in opinion.
a dispute or quarrel.
Also called finite distance. Mathematics . the amount by which one quantity is greater or less than another. relative complement. (of a function f ) an expression of the form f (x + h ) − f (x ). a differentia.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used with object), dif·fer·enced, dif·fer·enc·ing. to cause or constitute a difference in or between; make different.
to perceive the difference in or between; discriminate.
Idioms for differencesplit the difference , to compromise, especially to make equal concessions. to divide the remainder equally: Let's take half of the cake and let the three of them split the difference. Origin of difference 1300–50; Middle English (<Anglo-French ) <Latin differentia, equivalent to different- carrying different ways (see different) + -ia -ia; see -ence
SYNONYMS FOR difference 1 inconsistency, variation, diversity, imbalance, inequality, divergence, contrast, contrariety.
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synonym study for difference 1 . Difference, discrepancy, disparity, dissimilarity imply perceivable unlikeness, variation, or diversity. Difference refers to a lack of identity or a degree of unlikeness: a difference of opinion; a difference of six inches. Discrepancy usually refers to an inconsistency between things that should agree, balance, or harmonize: a discrepancy between the statements of two witnesses. Disparity implies inequality, often where a greater equality might reasonably be expected: a great disparity between the ages of husband and wife. Dissimilarity indicates an essential lack of resemblance between things in some respect comparable: a dissimilarity between social customs in Asia and America. 6 . See distinction.
Words nearby difference die with one's boots on, dif, diff, diffeomorphism, differ, difference , difference threshold, different, different as night and day, differentia, differentiable
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Example sentences from the Web for difference Again, the difference can seem subtle and sound more like splitting hairs, but the difference is important.
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“I want to make a difference ,” he told his friend Israel Marrero.
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He has a keen and instinctive appreciation of the difference of social rank.
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What difference can it make to us, that the thing you call the Church dares to disregard it?
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The difference between articles of one or another description, is a difference in degree only.
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But that makes no difference ; Scipio did right, and you should tell him you forgive him.'
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British Dictionary definitions for difference / (ˈdɪfərəns , ˈdɪfrəns ) /
noun the state or quality of being unlike
a specific instance of being unlike
a distinguishing mark or feature
a significant change in a situation the difference in her is amazing
a disagreement or argument he had a difference with his wife
a degree of distinctness, as between two people or things
the result of the subtraction of one number, quantity, etc, from another the single number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend; remainder logic another name for differentia
maths (of two sets) the set of members of the first that are not members of the second Symbol: A – B symmetric difference the set of members of one but not both of the given sets Often symbolized: A + B heraldry an addition to the arms of a family to represent a younger branch
make a difference to have an effect to treat differently split the difference to settle a dispute by a compromise to divide a remainder equally with a difference with some peculiarly distinguishing quality, good or bad
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (tr) rare to distinguish
heraldry to add a charge to (arms) to differentiate a branch of a family
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Idioms and Phrases with difference see make a difference; split the difference. Also see under different.
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Words related to difference diversity, characteristic, divergence, variation, contrast, disparity, inequality, discrepancy, distinction, change, clash, discord, disagreement, argument, controversy, quarrel, debate, conflict, dispute, digression
Medical definitions for difference n. The magnitude or degree by which one quantity differs from another of the same kind.
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