differentiation
differentiation (n)
- plural
- differentiations
English Definitions:
differentiation, distinction (noun)
a discrimination between things as different and distinct
"it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation"
differentiation (noun)
the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function
specialization, specialisation, differentiation (noun)
(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
"cell differentiation in the developing embryo"
differentiation (Noun)
The act of differentiating.
differentiation (Noun)
The process of determining the derived function of a function.
differentiation (Noun)
The act of distinguishing or describing a thing, by giving its different, or specific difference; exact definition or determination.
differentiation (Noun)
The gradual formation or production of organs or parts by a process of evolution or development, as when the seed develops the root and the stem, the initial stem develops the leaf, branches, and flower buds; or in animal life, when the germ evolves the digestive and other organs and members, or when the animals as they advance in organization acquire special organs for specific purposes.
differentiation (Noun)
(geology) The process of separation of cooling magma into various rock types.
Differentiation
Differentiation in semantics is defined by Löbner as a meaning shift reached by "adding concepts to the original concepts". His example is James Joyce is hard to understand, where understand is differentiated from "perceiving the meaning" to "interpret the text meaning". A related meaning shift is metonymy, where one builds a new concept out of an element of the original concept. In the example mentioned, James Joyce most likely refers to "the work of James Joyce" and not to the author - a metonymical shift. If the name were to refer to the man, understand would be differently differentiated, perhaps one would read it as "interpret the speech articulation" or "comprehend the actions" of the person James Joyce. Meaning shifts are very common among language users, and allow for great flexibility of word usage. It is not to be confused with lexical ambiguity though, words as uttered in a context may have perfectly precise meanings even though in varying contexts they may be used to express widely different meanings.
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