differential

differential
[ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃ(ə)l]
(chiefly technical)(主技)
adjective
  1. [attrib.]of, showing, or depending on a difference; differing or varying according to circumstances or relevant factors
    有差别的；视差别而定的；随环境（或相关因素）而变化的
    the differential achievements of boys and girls.
    男孩和女孩所取得的不同成就。
    ■constituting a specific difference; distinctive
    特别的；区别性的
    the differential features between benign and malignant tumours.
    良性和恶性肿瘤的区别性特征。
    ■(Mathematics)relating to infinitesimal differences or to the derivatives of functions
    (数)微分的
    ■of or relating to a difference in a physical quantity
    差动的；差速的；差示的；差分的
    a differential amplifier.
    差分放大器。
noun
  1. a difference between amounts of things
    差额
    the differential between petrol and diesel prices.
    汽油和柴油的价差。
    ■(Brit.)a difference in wages between industries or between categories of employees in the same industry
    (英)（不同行业间或同行业不同类别的雇员间的）工资差
    regional differentials in pay.
    地区性的酬薪差别。
    ■(Mathematics)an infinitesimal difference between successive values of a variable
    (数)微分
    ■(亦作 differential gear)a gear allowing a vehicle's driven wheels to revolve at different speeds in cornering
    差动齿轮，差速器行星齿轮
派生
differentially
adverb
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin differentialis, from Latin differentia 'difference' (see differentia)
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