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difference
[ dif-er-uhns, dif-ruhns ]
noun
- the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity:
There is a great difference between the two.
Synonyms: , , , , , , ,
Antonyms: ,
- an instance or point of unlikeness or dissimilarity:
What accounts for the differences in their behavior?
- a significant change in or effect on a situation:
His tact makes a difference in the way people accept his suggestions.
- a distinguishing characteristic; distinctive quality, feature, etc.:
The difference in the two products is quality.
- the degree to which one person or thing differs from another.
- the act of distinguishing; discrimination; distinction.
- a disagreement in opinion.
- a dispute or quarrel.
- Also called fi路nite dis路tance [fahy, -nahyt , dis, -t, uh, ns]. Mathematics.
- the amount by which one quantity is greater or less than another.
- (of a function f ) an expression of the form f ( x + h ) 鈭 f ( x ).
- a differentia.
verb (used with object)
- to cause or constitute a difference in or between; make different.
- to perceive the difference in or between; discriminate.
difference
/ 藞d瑟fr蓹ns; 藞d瑟f蓹r蓹ns /
noun
- the state or quality of being unlike
- a specific instance of being unlike
- a distinguishing mark or feature
- a significant change in a situation
the difference in her is amazing
- a disagreement or argument
he had a difference with his wife
- a degree of distinctness, as between two people or things
- the result of the subtraction of one number, quantity, etc, from another
- the single number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend; remainder
- logic another name for differentia
- maths of two sets
- the set of members of the first that are not members of the second A 鈥 B
- the set of members of one but not both of the given sets Often symbolizedA + B
- heraldry an addition to the arms of a family to represent a younger branch
- make a difference
- to have an effect
- to treat differently
- split the difference
- to settle a dispute by a compromise
- to divide a remainder equally
- with a differencewith some peculiarly distinguishing quality, good or bad
verb
- rare.to distinguish
- heraldry to add a charge to (arms) to differentiate a branch of a family
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of difference1
Idioms and Phrases
- split the difference,
- to compromise, especially to make equal concessions.
- to divide the remainder equally:
Let's take half of the cake and let the three of them split the difference.
More idioms and phrases containing difference
see make a difference ; split the difference . Also see under different .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
But they didn鈥檛 go very deeply, if at all, into why that should make a difference.
Then came the pandemic, creating the highly unlikely conditions that allowed workplace researchers to examine the difference between white-collar workers in the office, and white-collar workers out of the office.
He posted a photo of himself standing on a beach and told followers that their support 鈥渕ade all the difference in my recovery.鈥
Costume designer Celeste Jennings illustrates their differences through clothing choices that reflect Sade鈥檚 more marginalized status and Mina鈥檚 more assimilated reality.
It is a bold move, but star players can help teams build empires in the NFL, and having a difference maker on both offence and defence is something the league has hardly ever seen before.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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