Definition of difference

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Difference (n.) That by which one thing differs from another; that which distinguishes or causes to differ; mark of distinction; characteristic quality; specific attribute.

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Sector :: Sector (n.) An astronomical instrument, the limb of which embraces a small portion only of a circle, used for measuring differences of declination too great for the compass of a micrometer. When it is used for measuring zenith distances of stars, it is called a zenith sector..
Agree :: Agree (v. i.) To make a stipulation by way of settling differences or determining a price; to exchange promises; to come to terms or to a common resolve; to promise.
Micrology :: Micrology (n.) Attention to petty items or differences.
Composition :: Composition (n.) Mutual agreement to terms or conditions for the settlement of a difference or controversy; also, the terms or conditions of settlement; agreement..
Compare :: Compare (v. t.) To examine the character or qualities of, as of two or more persons or things, for the purpose of discovering their resemblances or differences; to bring into comparison; to regard with discriminating attention..
Revival :: Revival (n.) Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest..
Incuriosity :: Incuriosity (n.) Want of curiosity or interest; inattentiveness; indifference.
Discriminative :: Discriminative (a.) Marking a difference; distinguishing; distinctive; characteristic.
Subtraction :: Subtraction (n.) The taking of a lesser number or quantity from a greater of the same kind or denomination; an operation for finding the difference between two numbers or quantities.
Drift :: Drift (n.) The difference between the size of a bolt and the hole into which it is driven, or between the circumference of a hoop and that of the mast on which it is to be driven..
Differential :: Differential (a.) Relating to differences of motion or leverage; producing effects by such differences; said of mechanism.
Difference :: Difference (n.) The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia.
Excess :: Excess (n.) The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder; as, the difference between two numbers is the excess of one over the other..
Clearing :: Clearing (n.) A method adopted by banks and bankers for making an exchange of checks held by each against the others, and settling differences of accounts..
Adiaphory :: Adiaphory (n.) Indifference.
Discern :: Discern (v. t.) To see by the eye or by the understanding; to perceive and recognize; as, to discern a difference..
Distinguishing :: Distinguishing (a.) Constituting difference, or distinction from everything else; distinctive; peculiar; characteristic..
Parallax :: Parallax (n.) The apparent difference in position of a body (as the sun, or a star) as seen from some point on the earth's surface, and as seen from some other conventional point, as the earth's center or the sun..
Difference :: Difference (n.) The quantity by which one quantity differs from another, or the remainder left after subtracting the one from the other..
Variance :: Variance (n.) A disagreement or difference between two parts of the same legal proceeding, which, to be effectual, ought to agree, -- as between the writ and the declaration, or between the allegation and the proof..
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