differentia
See also: différentia
English
Etymology
From Latin differentia.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪfəˈɹɛnʃɪə/
Noun
differentia (plural differentiae)
- (semantics, logic, taxonomy) A distinguishing feature which marks a species off from other members of the same genus.
- 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Folio Society 2008, p. 38:
- That character, it seems to me, should be regarded as the practically important differentia of religion for our purpose.
- 1928, E. M. Edghill, Categories, translation of original by Aristotle:
- If genera are different and co-ordinate, their differentiae are themselves different in kind. Take as an instance the genus ‘animal’ and the genus ‘knowledge’. ‘With feet’, ‘two-footed’, ‘winged’, ‘aquatic’, are differentiae of ‘animal’; the species of knowledge are not distinguished by the same differentiae.
- 2017, Kory Stamper, Word By Word, Vintage 2018, p. 116:
- In the case of a word like “surfboard,” the differentiae seem pretty clear. How is this board different from all other boards?
- 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Folio Society 2008, p. 38:
Interlingua
Latin
Etymology
From differō (“I am different”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /dif.feˈren.ti.a/, [dɪf.fɛˈrɛn.ti.a]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /dif.feˈren.t͡si.a/
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Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | differentia | differentiae |
Genitive | differentiae | differentiārum |
Dative | differentiae | differentiīs |
Accusative | differentiam | differentiās |
Ablative | differentiā | differentiīs |
Vocative | differentia | differentiae |
Participle
differentia
References
- differentia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- differentia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- differentia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- differentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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