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Differentials do exist between blue- and white-collar workers, but they appear to be narrower than in most Western companies—B. Eccleston, 1989

(adjective) As a result the effects of differential mortality rates for men and women are exacerbated—C. Ungerson, 1991

CDs are cheaper in Asia, because the music industry deploys differential pricing-The Register, 2004

☒ A small event like mother-in-law coming to stay can have a differential impact on newly marrieds—J. Mattinson et al., 1989.

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A mechanism which permits a rear axle to turn corners with one wheel rolling faster than the other. An automobile differential is located in the case carrying the rearaxle drive gear (see illustration).

A rear-axle differential. (Chrysler)

The differential gears consist of the two side gears carrying the inner ends of the axle shafts, meshing with two pinions mounted on a common pin located in the differential case. The case carries a ring gear driven by a pinion at the end of the drive shaft. This arrangement permits the drive to be carried to both wheels, but at the same time as the outer wheel on a turn overruns the differential case, the inner wheel lags by a like amount.

Special differentials permit one wheel to drive the car by a predetermined amount even though the opposite wheel is on slippery pavement; they have been used on racing cars for years and are now used by a number of car manufacturers. See also Automotive transmission.

1. Banking. Refers to the 1⁄4 of 1% difference between deposit interest rates paid by commercial banks and rates paid by savings and loans. The rate differential on time deposit accounts, created in the 1960s to give thrift institutions a stable funding source for mortgage lending, was phased out in January 1984.

2. Finance. A broker's commission for handling small, odd-lot orders, which normally is higher than with regular orders.

Definition: distinctive
Antonyms: same, similar

n

Definition: difference
Antonyms: uniformity

The amount of adjustment of the delivery location and grade of deliverables that a futures contract permits.  Also known as "allowance. "

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Some futures contracts allow the short position to adjust the location of the delivery and/or the grade of commodity being delivered. The permitted differentials are set in relation to a central location or the par basis grade.

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Tutor's tip: The "differential" (the amount of difference) in their test scores was small, but the loser was "deferential" (marked by courteous yielding or respect) to the winner anyway.

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Exhibiting or depending on a difference.

• d. absorption — see differential absorption.
• d. cell count — see differential count.
• d. diagnosis — the differences between diseases in terms of clinical signs and epidemiological parameters; used as a basis for selecting as a diagnosis the one with the best fit to those seen in the subject.
• d. leukocyte count — see differential count.
• d. milk cell counts — count of cells in a milk sample including individual counts of somatic cells and individual leukocyte types.
• d. thromboplastin time — used in differentiating the cause of hemophilia. Reagents containing either factor VIII or factor IX are added in the partial thromboplastin time test to demonstrate which factor corrects the prolonged clotting time.

• Quantities, Relationships, and Operations - differential: product of the derivative of a function of one variable times the small increment of an independent variable
• Working Parts - differential: gear system that allows outer wheel to travel greater distance than inner wheel during turn

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Differential may refer to:

Contents 1 Mathematics 2 Natural sciences and engineering 3 Social sciences 4 Medicine 5 Other 6 See also

Mathematics

• Differential (mathematics) comprises multiple related meanings of the word, both in calculus and differential geometry, such as an infinitesimal change in the value of a function
• Differential algebra
• Differential calculus
  • Differential of a function, represents a change in the linearization of a function
  • Differential (infinitesimal) (e.g. dx, dy, dt etc.) are interpreted as infinitesimals
  • Differential topology, in multivariable calculus, the differential of a smooth map between Euclidean spaces or differentiable manifolds is the approximating linear map between the tangent spaces, called pushforward (differential)
• Differential geometry, exterior differential, or exterior derivative, is a generalization to differential forms of the notion of differential of a function on a differentiable manifold
• Differential (coboundary), in homological algebra and algebraic topology, one of the maps of a cochain complex
• Differential cryptanalysis, a pair consisting of the difference, usually computed by XOR, between two plaintexts, and the difference of the corresponding ciphertexts

Natural sciences and engineering

• Differential (mechanical device), as part of a powertrain and car, the device that allows each of the driving wheels to rotate at different speeds
• Limited slip differential
• Electronic differential, an electric motor controller which substitutes its mechanical counterpart with significant advantages in electric vehicle application
• Differential signaling, in electronics, applies to a method of transmitting electronic signals over a pair of wires to

Social sciences

• Semantic and structural differentials in psychology
• Quality spread differential, in finance
• Compensating differential, in labor economics

Medicine

• Differential diagnosis, the characterization of the underlying cause of pathological states based on specific tests
• Differential WBC count,the enumeration of each type of white blood cells either manually or using automated analyzers

Other

• Differential hardening, in metallurgy
• Differential rotation, in astronomy
• Differential centrifugation, in cell biology
• Differential scanning calorimetry, in materials science
• Differential signalling, in communications
• Differential GPS, in technology

See also

• All pages beginning with "Differential"
• All pages with titles containing "Differential"
• Different (disambiguation)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - varierende, forskels-, differentiel, differentiale-, differential-
n. - forskel, lønforskel, renteforskel, differential, differentialfunktion

idioms:

• differential calculus    differentialregning
• differential equation    differentialligning
• differential gear    drabanthjul, differentiale

Nederlands (Dutch)
differentiaal, differentieel(-), loonklasseverschil

Français (French)
adj. - différentiel
n. - écart, (Math) différentielle, écart salarial, (Aut) différentiel

idioms:

• differential calculus    calcul différentiel
• differential equation    équation différentielle
• differential gear    engrenage différentiel

Deutsch (German)
n. - Differential, Wechselgetriebe, Differenz
adj. - unterscheidend, unterschiedlich, Differential-

idioms:

• differential calculus    Differentialrechnung
• differential equation    Differentialgleichung
• differential gear    Wechselgetriebe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μηχαν.) διαφορικό, μισθολογική διαφορά
adj. - διαφορικός

idioms:

• differential calculus    (μαθημ.) διαφορικός λογισμός
• differential equation    (μαθημ.) διαφορική εξίσωση
• differential gear    (μηχαν.) διαφορικό

Italiano (Italian)
differenziale

idioms:

• differential calculus    calcolo differenziale
• differential equation    equazione differenziale
• differential gear    differenziale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - diferencial (m)
adj. - diferencial

idioms:

• differential calculus    cálculo (m) diferencial
• differential equation    equação (f) diferencial
• differential gear    engrenagem (f) do diferencial

Русский (Russian)
дифференциал, дифференциальный

idioms:

• differential calculus    дифференциальное исчисление
• differential equation    дифференциальное уравнение
• differential gear    дифференциальная передача

Español (Spanish)
adj. - diferencial, constituyendo la diferencia
n. - diferencial, diferencia cuantitativa

idioms:

• differential calculus    cálculo diferencial
• differential equation    ecuación diferencial
• differential gear    diferencial

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - differentiering
adj. - differentiell

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
差别的, 微分的, 特定的, 差别, 差动齿轮, 微分

idioms:

• differential calculus    微分学
• differential equation    微分方程, 微分
• differential gear    差速齿轮

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 差別的, 微分的, 特定的
n. - 差別, 差動齒輪, 微分

idioms:

• differential calculus    微分學
• differential equation    微分方程, 微分
• differential gear    差速齒輪

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 독특한, 미분의, 차이의
n. - 미분, 운임 차이, 협정 임률차

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 差, 賃金格差, 微分
adj. - 相違を示す, 差別的な, 微分の, 特異な

idioms:

• differential calculus    微分学
• differential equation    微分方程式
• differential gear    差動装置

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الاختلاف بين كميتين من شئ وبخاصه النقود, التفاضل, التفاوت (صفه) تفاضلي, تبايني, تفاوتي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שונה, נוגע להפרש קטן עד אין סוף (מתמטיקה), מהווה הבדל מסוים או קשור אליו‬
n. - ‮שוני, דיפרנציאל, הפרשיות, הבדל, הבדל קטן עד אין-סוף בין שני ערכים רצופים של משתנה‬

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