differentiate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /dɪf.əˈrɛn.ʃi.eɪt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌdɪ.fəˈrɛnt.ʃi.eɪt/

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Verb

Plain form differentiate

Third-person singular differentiates

Past tense differentiated

Past participle differentiated

Present participle differentiating

1. (transitive) When you something from another, you are trying to show or highlight the differences between them.
2. (transitive) (mathematics) When you differentiate a function, you are trying to calculate the derivative (the gradient function) of it.
   • Antonym: integrate

Related words

• differ
• differential

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