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1. (n.) difference
the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity.
2. difference
an instance or point of unlikeness or dissimilarity:
the differences in their behavior.
3. difference
a significant change in or effect on a situation:
It made no difference what I said; nothing could persuade him.
4. difference
a distinguishing characteristic; distinctive quality, feature, etc.
5. difference
the degree to which one person or thing differs from another.
6. difference
the act of distinguishing; discrimination; distinction.
7. difference
a disagreement in opinion.
8. difference
a dispute or quarrel.
9. difference
Math.
10. difference
the amount by which one quantity is greater or less than another.
11. difference
(of a function f) an expression of the form f(x+h) −f(x).
12. difference
a differentia.
13. (v.t.) difference
to cause or constitute a difference in or between; make different.
14. difference
to perceive the difference in or between; discriminate.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME (< AF) < L)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) difference
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
"there are many differences between jazz and rock"
2. (noun) deviation, divergence, departure, difference
a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
"the deviation from the mean"
3. (noun) dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict
a disagreement or argument about something important
"he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"
4. (noun) difference
a significant change
"the difference in her is amazing"; "his support made a real difference"
5. (noun) remainder, difference
the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
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1. (noun) difference
≠ similarity
What's the difference between the old software and the new?; the differences between American and British English
2. difference
tell the difference
to see what is different about people or things
You can't tell the difference between them.
3. difference
the extent to which one thing is different from another
a difference in life expectancy between the rich and poor
4. difference
make a difference
to have an effect on
Diet makes an enormous difference to your overall health.
5. difference
make no difference
to not matter, or to not have an effect
It makes no difference to me whether we now or later.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) difference
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 heat, or of light; what is the difference between the innocent and the guilty?
2. (noun) difference
disagreement in opinion; dissension; controversy; quarrel; hence, cause of dissension; matter in controversy
3. (noun) difference
that by which one thing differs from another; that which distinguishes or causes to differ; mark of distinction; characteristic quality; specific attribute
4. (noun) difference
choice; preference
5. (noun) difference
an addition to a coat of arms to distinguish the bearings of two persons, which would otherwise be the same. See Augmentation, and Marks of cadency, under Cadency
6. (noun) difference
the quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia
7. (noun) difference
the quantity by which one quantity differs from another, or the remainder left after subtracting the one from the other
8. (verb) difference
to cause to differ; to make different; to mark as different; to distinguish
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Sense: what makes one thing unlike another
I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.
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 Afrikaans: verskil, onderskeid |
 Arabic: إخْتِلاف |
 Bulgarian: разлика |
 Brazilian: diferença |
 Czech: rozdíl |
 German: der Unterschied |
 Danish: forskel |
 Greek: διαφορά |
 Spanish: diferencia |
 Estonian: erinevus |
 Farsi: فرق؛ تفاوت |
 Finnish: eroavaisuus |
 French: différence |
 Hebrew: שוֹנִי |
 Hindi: भिन्नता |
 Croatian: razlika |
 Hungarian: különbség |
 Indonesian: perbedaan |
 Icelandic: munur |
 Italian: differenza |
 Japanese: 違い |
 Korean: 차이 |
 Lithuanian: skirtumas |
 Latvian: atšķirība |
 Malay: beza |
 Dutch: verschil |
 Norwegian: forskjell |
 Polish: różnica |
 Persian: فرق؛ تفاوت |
 Pashto: تفاوت |
 Portuguese: diferença |
 Romanian: diferenţă |
 Russian: разница |
 Slovak: rozdiel |
 Slovenian: razlika |
 Serbian: razlika |
 Swedish: skillnad |
 Thai: ความแตกต่าง |
 Turkish: farklılık, fark |
 Taiwanese: 差異 |
 Ukrainian: різниця |
 Urdu: فرق |
 Vietnamese: sự khác nhau |
 Chinese: 差异 |
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