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Differentia

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Noun

1. differentia

distinguishing characteristics (especially in different species of a genus)

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Differentia

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noun plural -tiae (-ʃɪˌiː)
logic
a feature by which two subclasses of the same class of named objects can be distinguished
. Also called: difference

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Differentia

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nounWord forms: plural ˌdifferˈentiˌae (ˌdɪfərˈɛnʃɪˌi ; difˌərenˈshiēˌ)
Logic
a distinguishing characteristic, esp. one that distinguishes one species from another of the same genus

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Differentia

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n. pl. dif·fer·en·ti·ae (-shē-ē′)
An attribute that distinguishes one entity from another, especially an attribute that distinguishes one species from others of the same genus.

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