difference vs differential

differential vs difference

difference and differential both are nouns.

difference is not an adjective while differential is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
difference	Yes	No	No	No
differential	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, differential is a hyponym of difference; that is, differential is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than difference:

difference: the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
differential: a quality that differentiates between similar things

Other hyponyms of difference include distinctness, otherness, separateness, differentia, distinction, disagreement, discrepancy, divergence, variance, dissimilarity, unsimilarity, change, variety, inequality, unconstitutionality.

difference (noun)	differential (noun)
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar	a bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds; used on the rear axle of automobiles to allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves
a disagreement or argument about something important	a quality that differentiates between similar things
a variation that deviates from the standard or norm	the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
a significant change

difference (adjective)	differential (adjective)
	relating to or showing a difference
	involving or containing one or more derivatives

Difference between difference and differential

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