differentia
noun/dɪfəˈɹɛnʃɪə/UK
Etymology
From Latin differentia. Doublet of difference.
- derived from differentia
Definitions
A distinguishing feature which marks a species off from other members of the same genus.
- In the case of a word like “surfboard,” the differentiae seem pretty clear. How is this board different from all other boards?
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for differentia. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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