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noun

differentiation

a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes

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Six example sentences with differentiation, each labelled with its topic.

  • Careful differentiation of the two moth species rests on wing scale patterns invisible without a microscope.

    Science

  • Shoppers make no differentiation between the two brands, since both sell the same beans in nearly identical bags.

    Business

  • Medical students practice the differentiation of a viral rash from an allergic one by tracking how spots spread.

    Medicine

  • Toddlers manage little differentiation between sadness and anger, and a scale that separates the two only works after age five.

    Psychology

  • The whole case turned on the differentiation between careless and reckless, since only the second carries the higher penalty.

    Law

  • Ear training drills the differentiation of an oboe from an English horn, which most listeners cannot manage on a recording.

    Music

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