hairsplitting vs differentiation
differentiation vs hairsplittinghairsplitting and differentiation both are nouns.
hairsplitting is an adjective but differentiation is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hairsplitting | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| differentiation | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
differentiation is a hypernym of
hairsplitting; that is, differentiation is a
word with a broader meaning than hairsplitting:
- hairsplitting: making too fine distinctions of little importance
- differentiation: a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
Other hypernyms of hairsplitting include
distinction.
| hairsplitting (noun) | differentiation (noun) |
|---|---|
| making too fine distinctions of little importance | the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function |
| a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes | |
| (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function |
| hairsplitting (adjective) | differentiation (adjective) |
|---|---|
| developed in excessively fine detail |
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