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αντιδιαστολή — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • differentiation noun The act or process of differentiating (generally, without a specialized sense).

Senses

αντιδιαστολή is used for these senses in English:

  • contradistinction Distinction by contrast; the provision of one example against which another example may be defined.
  • differentiation The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into categories; of describing a thing by illustrating how it is different from something else.

differentiation — full definition

  1. noun The act or process of differentiating (generally, without a specialized sense).
  2. noun The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into categories; of describing a thing by illustrating how it is different from something else.
  3. noun The process of developing distinct components.
  4. noun The process by which the components of multicellular life (cells, organs, etc.) are produced and acquire function, as when a seed develops the root and stem, and the initial stem develops the leaf, branches, and flower buds.

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