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• Difference — Dif fer*ence, n. [F. diff[ e]rence, L. differentia.] 1. The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a difference of quality in paper; a difference in degrees of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Difference — Dif fer*ence, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Differenced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Differencing}.] To cause to differ; to make different; to mark as different; to distinguish. [1913 Webster] Thou mayest difference gods from men. Chapman. [1913 Webster] Kings, in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Difference engine — For the novel by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling, see The Difference Engine. The London Science Museum s difference engine, built from Babbage s design. The design has the same precision on all columns, but when calculating converging… …   Wikipedia

• Difference quotient — The primary vehicle of calculus and other higher mathematics is the function. Its input value is its argument, usually a point ( P ) expressible on a graph. The difference between two points, themselves, is known as their Delta (ΔP), as is the… …   Wikipedia

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• Difference operator — In mathematics, a difference operator maps a function, f ( x ), to another function, f ( x + a ) − f ( x + b ).The forward difference operator :Delta f(x)=f(x+1) f(x),occurs frequently in the calculus of finite differences, where it plays a role… …   Wikipedia

• Difference of two squares — In mathematics, the difference of two squares, or the difference of perfect squares, is when a number is squared, or multiplied by itself, and is then subtracted from another squared number. It refers to the identity from elementary algebra.… …   Wikipedia

• difference — I. noun Date: 14th century 1. a. the quality or state of being different < the difference between right and wrong > b. an instance of differing in nature, form, or quality < noted the differences in color and texture > c. archaic a characteristic …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Goal difference — In sports such as ice hockey and football (soccer), goal difference (that is, goals scored minus goals conceded) is often the first tiebreaker used to rank teams which finish a league competition with an equal number of points.If a team s points… …   Wikipedia

• Just noticeable difference — In psychophysics, a just noticeable difference, customarily abbreviated with lowercase letters as jnd, is the smallest difference in a specified modality of sensory input that is detectable by a human being. It is also known as the difference… …   Wikipedia

• Ascensional difference — Difference Dif fer*ence, n. [F. diff[ e]rence, L. differentia.] 1. The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a difference of quality in paper; a difference in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English