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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
differential
/ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃəl/
adjective1 of 2
difference; diversity
- “Differential equations are equations involving derivatives.”Tatoeba
- “The finite element method enables us to find approximate solutions of partial differential equations.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
A qualitative or quantitative difference between similar or comparable things
Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))