differential vs deferential
Definitions
adjective
- relating to or showing a difference
- involving or containing one or more derivatives
noun
- a quality that differentiates between similar things
- a bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds; used on the rear axle of automobiles to allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves
- the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
Examples
Often the burial site is destroyed, or there is a differential representation of habitats.
With a full tank of fuel, the weight bias shifts rearwards slightly, which helps traction, as does the standard limited slip differential.
These authors, by using differential and density-gradient centrifugation techniques, achieved the differentiation of the microbody fraction from lysosomes, microsomes, and mitochondria.
Definitions
adjective
- showing deference
Examples
Instead, he underplays and it's a joy to watch him assume just the right mask of deferential blandness to manage his Colonel.
Shizuko is a famous tango dancer and deferential wife, who is kidnapped by yakuza as payment for her businessman husband's debts.
The child grows up with intimate forms of speech, but requires the deferential forms in later contact with the world.
