differentially

Not the same

Differentially means in a way that makes or responds to distinctions between things.

Engineers design systems that respond differentially to various inputs.

Rates may be applied differentially based on income level.

In mathematics and physics, differentially relates to infinitesimally small differences: The equation is differentially continuous.

The word often describes unequal treatment or variable response: The policy affects communities differentially.

treatment

selectively

With careful choosing

distinctly · separately · individually · specifically · targeted · tailored · customized · adjusted · calibrated · proportionally

calculus

derivative

Function's rate of change

tangent · slope · gradient · Leibniz · Newton · antiderivative · continuous · smooth · inflection · curvature

biology

transcription

Written version of speech

epigenetics · genomics · mutation · recombination · homeostasis · adaptation · inheritance · methylated · spliced · regulated

engineering

transmission

Sending of information

  • drivetrainVehicle power transmission system
  • torqueRotational force measurement
  • axleShaft for wheel rotation

traction · cornering · automotive · gearbox · locking · four-wheel-drive · rotation · wheels · steering

equations

ordinary

Standard, unremarkable

solution · integration · Laplace · eigenvalue · modeling · second-order · homogeneous · particular · coefficient · variable

diagnosis

symptoms

Indicators of disease

workup · etiology · presentation · testing · exclusion · probability · conditions · pathology · examination · laboratory

Opposites
manner of treatment/application

differentiallyuniformly

In consistent manner

equally · identically · evenly · indiscriminately · equivalently

uniformity of distribution/effect

differentiallyuniformly

In consistent manner

evenly · homogeneously · equally · universally · proportionally

Phrases
Family

differential, differentials

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