WordCmp.com

difference vs differentia

differentia vs difference

difference and differentia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
difference Yes No No No
differentia Yes No No No
As nouns, differentia is a hyponym of difference; that is, differentia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than difference:
  • difference: the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
  • differentia: distinguishing characteristics (especially in different species of a genus)
difference (noun) differentia (noun)
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar distinguishing characteristics (especially in different species of a genus)
a disagreement or argument about something important
a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
a significant change
Difference between difference and differentia

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.