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diferença — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • difference noun The way in which two or more things are unlike each other.
  • offset noun Something that balances out or compensates for something else.
  • remainder noun Whatever is left over once part of something has been taken away or used up.

Senses

diferença is used for these senses in English:

  • difference (countable) The result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result.
  • offset The distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another.
  • remainder (mathematics) The number left over after a simple subtraction

difference — full definition

  1. noun The way in which two or more things are unlike each other.
  2. noun A disagreement between people.
  3. noun The result you get by subtracting one number from another.
  4. noun A meaningful effect or change on a situation.

offset — full definition

  1. noun Something that balances out or compensates for something else.
  2. verb To counterbalance or compensate for something, typically by an opposite effect.

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