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differentia
[ dif-uh-ren-shee-uh, -shuh ]
noun
, plural dif·fer·en·ti·ae [dif-, uh, -, ren, -shee-ee].
- the character or attribute by which one species is distinguished from all others of the same genus.
- the character or basic factor by which one entity is distinguished from another.
differentia
/ ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃɪə /
noun
- logic a feature by which two subclasses of the same class of named objects can be distinguished Also calleddifference
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Word History and Origins
Origin of differentia1
From Latin, dating back to 1820–30; difference
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Word History and Origins
Origin of differentia1
C19: from Latin: diversity, difference
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Example Sentences
Animal” names the general class, and “reasoning” is the differentia which separates “man” from other “animals.
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The differentia should include all the members that the term denotes, and it should exclude all that it does not denote.
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Find the genus and differentia in the definition of “a good book of the hour.”
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Wilhelmi de Northfeilde expositio super librum de differentia spiritus et anim.
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But the most obvious differentia of Whiggism was a dislike to the ecclesiastical spirit.
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