difference

Meanings

Plural: differences

Noun

• the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
  • "there are many differences between jazz and rock"
• a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
• a disagreement or argument about something important
  • "there were irreconcilable differences"
• a significant change
  • "the difference in her is amazing"
  • "his support made a real difference"
• the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
• The quality of being different.
• A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
• A disagreement or argument.
• Significant change in or effect on a situation or state.
• The result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result.
• Choice; preference.
• An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish two people's bearings which would otherwise be the same. See augmentation and cadency.
• The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia.
• A Boolean operation which is true when the two input variables are different but is otherwise false; the XOR operation ( scriptstyle A◌̅B+◌̅AB).
• The set of elements that are in one set but not another ( scriptstyle A◌̅B).

Verb

• To distinguish or differentiate.

Synonyms

conflict, departure, deviation, difference, difference of opinion, differentiate, disparity, dispute, dissension, distinguish, divergence, diversity, nevermind, remainder

Antonyms

identity, sameness

Related Words

+ +... =, + =, =, differ, different, differential, differentiate, differentiation, log(base) =, Or sometimes, successor, × =, × ×... =, ÷ =, − =, √ =