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noun
- (mechanics) Initialism of limited-slip differential.
- (organic chemistry) Abbreviation of lysergic acid diethylamide.
- Initialism of Lake Shore Drive (freeway in Chicago).
- Initialism of long slow distance (training method of long-distance running).
- (geology) Initialism of longshore drift (geological process by which sediments move along a beach shore).
- (veterinary pathology) Initialism of lumpy skin disease.
- a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
noun
- (mathematics) Clipping of differential
- (climbing) A difficult route.
- (computing) The output of a diff program, a diff file.
- (slang) Clipping of difference
- (video games, slang) Used to trash-talk an opposing team at the end of a game by pointing out a skill difference between some role and the same role on the other team.
- (automotive) Abbreviation of differential: the differential gear in an automobile.
- (medicine) Abbreviation of differential: differential of types of white blood cell in a complete blood count.
- (computing) Any program which compares two files or sets of files and outputs a description of the differences between them.
- (fandom slang) Clipping of difficulty.
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- (transitive, computing) To compare two files or other objects, manually or otherwise.
- (transitive, fandom slang) To win (or to be able to win) a fight against another, with a defined level of difficulty. Usually used when power scaling fictional characters.
- (transitive, computing) To run a diff program on (files or items) so as to produce a description of the differences between them, as for a patch file.
adj
- (mathematics) In the theory of partial differential equations, designating a partial differential operator satisfying a positivity condition slightly weaker than that of being an elliptic operator. This produces a curved line progressively slightly straighter than an ellipse, such as that of an automotive leaf spring.
- Synonym of semielliptical.
noun
- (mathematics) A discontinuity arising in the solution of a partial differential equation.
- (figuratively) Something so surprising that it is stunning.
- (physics) A shock wave.
- (medicine) Circulatory shock, a medical emergency characterized by the inability of the circulatory system to supply enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements.
- A sudden, heavy impact.
- (psychology) A sudden or violent mental or emotional disturbance.
- An arrangement of sheaves for drying; a stook.
- A chemical added to a swimming pool to moderate the chlorine levels.
- (medicine) Electric shock, a sudden burst of electrical energy hitting a person or animal.
- (by extension) A tuft or bunch of something, such as hair or grass.
- (psychology) A state of distress following a mental or emotional disturbance, often caused by news or other stimuli.
- (automotive, mechanical engineering) A shock absorber (typically in the suspension of a vehicle).
- a sudden jarring impact
- (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor
- an instance of agitation of the earth's crust
- an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
- the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
- the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
- a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
- a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field
- a bushy thick mass (especially hair)
- a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
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- (transitive) To strike with disgust, to offend, scandalize.
- (transitive) To add a chemical to (a swimming pool) to moderate the chlorine levels.
- (transitive) To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook.
- (transitive) To subject to a shock wave or violent impact.
- (transitive) To give an electric shock to.
- (transitive) To cause to be emotionally shocked; to cause (someone) to feel greatly surprised or upset.
- (geology, transitive) To deform the crystal structure of a stone by the application of extremely high pressure at moderate temperature, as produced only by hypervelocity impact events, lightning strikes, and nuclear explosions.
- strike with horror or terror
- strike with disgust or revulsion
- collide violently
- inflict a trauma upon
- collect or gather into shocks
- subject to electrical shocks
- surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
noun
- (mathematics) Any of a set of constraints that limit the solutions of a differential equation
- (quantum mechanics) either one of the conditions that the wave function must be continuous and that its derivative must be as well, except in the case of infinite potential
- (mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equations
noun
- (mathematics) An infinitesimal interval of a quantity, a differential.
- One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
- A factor, one of the conditions contributing to a result.
- (chemistry) A chemical substance made entirely of one such type of atom; any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons.
- (usually in the plural) A basic, simple substance out of which something is made, raw material.
- A place or state of being that a person or object is best suited to.
- (chemistry) Any one of the types of atom distinguished by having a certain number of protons in its nucleus.
- (set theory) One of the objects in a set.
- (in the plural only, with "the") Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
- A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.
- A small but present amount of a quality, a hint.
- (law) A required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded as a violation of law only if each element can be proved.
- A component in electrical equipment, often in the form of a coil, having a high resistance, thereby generating heat when a current is passed through it.
- (astronomy) An orbital element; one of the parameters needed to uniquely specify a particular orbit.
- (computing) One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.
- One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.
- (mathematics) One of the entries of a matrix.
- (Christianity, usually in the plural) The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.
- Any of the teeth of a zip fastener.
- A small part of the whole.
- (in the plural only) The basic principles of a field of knowledge, basics, fundamentals, rudiments.
- an abstract part of something
- one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
- a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
- any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
- the situation in which you are happiest and most effective
- the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
- an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
noun
- (mathematics) The projected differential of an extensor field.
- (differential geometry) the formal adjoint of the exterior derivative; a differential-geometric version of the divergence operator; the exterior derivative sandwiched between two Hodge star operators with some additional factor(s) that take(s) care of the sign; the Hermitian conjugate of the exterior derivative under the inner product for k-form fields over some manifold M: (α,β)=∫_Mα∧⋆β, so that (α,dβ)=(δα,β).
noun
- (vector calculus) Divergence; a kind of differential operator.
- (UK, Eton College, school slang) A division; a lesson.
- (UK, Ireland, slang) A foolish person; an idiot.
- (military) A division.
- Alternative form of daeva.
- (UK, Winchester College) division; a subject with multidisciplinary scope.
- (UK, Ireland, uncountable, slang) Divinity, as a school subject.
- (web design) A section of a web page, or the div element that represents it in HTML code.
- (mathematics, computing) A function, implemented in many programming languages, that returns the result of a division of two integers.
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- (mathematics) The boundary separating two modes of behavior in a differential equation.
- (typography) The proofreader's mark resembling a slash ⟨ / ⟩ or vertical bar ⟨ | ⟩ placed after a note in the margin to indicate that it should replace the item(s) struckthrough in the running text or to separate it from other margin notes.
- A terminator: a line on a partially-illuminated surface separating the lit and shaded regions.
- (typography, historical) The ⟨L⟩ or pipe ⟨|⟩ mark formerly used to divide integers from decimals.
- (physics) The line between regions having different magnetic fields.
- a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information
noun
- a narrow boundary
- (figuratively) A precarious balance that could be upset by a very small force in either direction.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: the edge of a knife.
- A piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction.
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- (mathematics) To calculate the differential of a function of multiple variables.
- To recognize as different or distinct.
- (transitive, intransitive, often in the passive voice, biology) To (cause to) go through a process of development called differentiation; to make or become different in form or function.
- To modify so as to create a difference or distinction.
- (mathematics) To calculate the derivative of a function.
- To show or be the difference or distinction between things.
- To perceive the difference between things; to discriminate.
- (education) To teach a lesson in multiple different ways in order to meet the needs of more or less advanced students.
- become distinct and acquire a different character
- evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
- be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
- mark as different
- calculate a derivative; take the derivative
- become different during development
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- (differential geometry) The extent to which a Riemannian manifold is intrinsically curved.
- (mathematics) The extent to which a subspace is curved within a metric space.
- The shape of something curved.
- the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve
- the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
- (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal
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- (mathematics) A differential form whose exterior derivative is zero.
- (poetry) A type of poetry with regular structure, such as meter or a rhyming pattern.
- (poetry) Trobar clus.
- (mathematics) A form (expression) that does not use limits, implicitly or explicitly.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see closed, form.
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- (mathematics, of a differential equation) Able to be brought to a form where all occurrences of the dependent and the independent variable are on opposite sides of the equal sign.
- (abstract algebra, of an algebra over a ring) Satisfying any of several technical conditions on the center of the algebra which generalize the situation of field extensions; see Separable algebra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (of a polynomial) Having no repeated roots (where roots are considered in an algebraic closure)
- Able to be separated.
- (mathematical analysis, of a topological space) Having a countable dense subset.
- (Galois theory, of an algebraic field extension E/F) Such that the minimal polynomial of every element of E is a separable polynomial.
- capable of being divided or dissociated
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- possessing a differential coefficient or derivative
- capable of being perceived as different
- (comparable, of multiple items) able to be differentiated; distinguishable, as for example by differing appearance or measurable characteristics.
- (calculus, not comparable) Having a derivative, said of a function whose domain and codomain are manifolds.
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- (mathematics) Initialism of small-swing differential logic.
- (mathematics) Initialism of sample-set differential logic.
- (education) Initialism of Staged Self-Directed Learning.
- (technology) Initialism of SYLPH services definition language.
- Initialism of Space Systems Development Laboratory.
- (computer science) Initialism of social semantic digital library.
- (computer languages, databases) Initialism of SOAP Service Description Language.
- (physics) Initialism of solid-state dye laser.
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- Any of several generalizations of this concept to functions of several variables or to higher orders: the partial differential, total differential, Gateaux differential, etc.
- (multivariable calculus) The Jacobian matrix of a function of several variables.
- (calculus, of a univariate differentiable function f(x)) A function giving the change in the linear approximation of f at a point x over a small interval Δx or operatorname d!x, the function being called the differential of f and denoted operatorname d!f(x,Δx), operatorname d!f(x), or simply operatorname d!f.
- One of two coils of conducting wire so related to one another or to a magnet or armature common to both, that one coil produces polar action contrary to that of the other.
- The differential gear in an automobile, etc.
- A form of conductor used for dividing and distributing the current to a series of electric lamps so as to maintain equal action in all.
- (differential geometry, of a smooth map ϕ between smooth manifolds) The pushforward or total derivative of ϕ: a linear map from the tangent space at a point x in ϕ's domain to the tangent space at ϕ(x) which is, in a technical sense, the best linear approximation of ϕ at x; denoted operatorname d!ϕₓ.
- (mathematics) Any of several generalizations of the concept(s) above: e.g. the Kähler differential in the setting of schemes, the quadratic differential in the theory of Riemann surfaces, etc.
- (calculus) A quantity representing an infinitesimal change in a variable, now only used as a heuristic aid except in nonstandard analysis but considered rigorous until the 20th century; a fluxion in Newtonian calculus, now usually written in Leibniz's notation as operatorname d!x.
- A qualitative or quantitative difference between similar or comparable things.
- 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
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- (mathematics) A method of finding an approximate solution of an ordinary differential equation L[y]=0 by determining coefficients in an expansion y(x)=y_0(x)+∑ₗ₌₀^qαₗy_l(x) so as to make L[y] vanish at prescribed points; the expansion with the coefficients thus found is the sought approximation.
- (uncountable) The grouping or juxtaposition of things, especially words or sounds.
- (countable) Such a specific grouping.
- (linguistics, translation studies) A sequence of words or terms that co-occur more often than would be expected by chance (i.e., the statistically significant placement of particular words in a language), often representing an established name for, or idiomatic way of conveying, a particular semantic concept.
- (computing) A service allowing multiple customers to locate network, server, and storage gear and connect them to a variety of telecommunications and network service providers, at a minimum of cost and complexity.
- the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
- a grouping of words in a sentence
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- (mathematics) Of or relating to a partial derivative or partial differential.
- (botany) Subordinate.
- Biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute.
- (crosswording, of a clue) Having a wordplay element, but no definition.
- (followed by the preposition to) Having a predilection for something.
- (computer science) Describing a property that holds only when an algorithm terminates.
- Existing as a part or portion; incomplete.
- (followed by ‘of’ or ‘to’) having a strong preference or liking for
- being or affecting only a part; not total
- constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety
- showing favoritism
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- (dentistry) dentures that replace only some of the natural teeth
- (bodybuilding) The condition of not exhausting the amplitude during the repetition of an exercise.
- (forensics) An incomplete fingerprint
- (furry fandom) A fursuit that does not fully cover the wearer's body.
- (programming, Internet) A fragment of a template containing markup.
- (mathematics) A partial derivative: a derivative with respect to one independent variable of a function in multiple variables while holding the other variables constant.
- (music) Any of the sine waves which make up a complex tone; often an overtone or harmonic of the fundamental.
- the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant
- a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency
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- (differential geometry, countable) Given a smooth manifold of odd dimensionality, a distribution (subset) of the tangent bundle that satisfies the condition of complete nonintegrability, or equivalently may be locally defined as the kernel of a maximally nondegenerate differential 1-form;
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see contact, geometry.
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- (differential geometry) A formula which calculates the normal curvature of an arbitrary direction in the tangent plane in terms of the principal curvatures κ₁ and κ₂ and the angle θ which that direction makes with the first principal direction:
- (complex analysis) A formula which links complex exponentiation with trigonometric functions:
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- (transitive, mathematics) To determine the length of a curve included between two limits.
- (transitive) To correct or amend (a mistake, defect etc.).
- (transitive) To produce (as factitious gin or brandy) by redistilling bad wines or strong spirits (whisky, rum, etc.) with flavourings.
- (transitive, geodesy, historical) To adjust (a globe or sundial) to prepare for the solution of a proposed problem.
- (transitive) To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right.
- (transitive, electronics) To convert (alternating current) into direct current.
- (transitive) To remedy or fix (an undesirable state of affairs, situation etc.).
- (transitive, chemistry) To purify or refine (a substance) by distillation.
- make right or correct
- convert into direct current
- determine the length of
- reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
- bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
- set straight or right
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- (mathematics) Set to a lower bound.
- Of a pedal, pushed all the way down, especially to accelerate.
- (informal, figuratively) Amazed or greatly surprised.
- Struck down or leveled with the floor.
- Brought to the ground.
- Hung near the base of a wall.
- (informal, figuratively) Impressed.
- (informal, figuratively) Finished; done for.
- (informal, figuratively) Overpowered.
- Covered or furnished with a floor.
- Silenced by a conclusive answer or retort.
- provided with a floor
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- narrow or limit
- to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
- cook until very little liquid is left
- lessen and make more modest
- be cooked until very little liquid is left
- reduce in size; reduce physically
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- be the essential element
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- make smaller
- lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
- make less complex
- simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
- undergo meiosis
- put down by force or intimidation
- bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
- destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
- take off weight
- (transitive) To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
- (intransitive) To lose weight.
- (transitive, Scots law) To annul by legal means.
- (transitive, military) To reform a line or column from (a square).
- (transitive) To be forced by circumstances (into something one considers unworthy).
- (transitive, metallurgy) To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.
- (transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
- (transitive, medicine) To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
- (transitive, law) To convert to written form. (Usage note: this verb almost always appears as "reduce to writing".)
- (transitive) To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
- (transitive) To bring to an inferior state or condition.
- (transitive, computer science) To express the solution of a problem in terms of another (known) algorithm.
- (transitive, military) To strike off the payroll.
- (transitive, phonetics, phonology) To pronounce (a sound or word) with less effort.
- (transitive, mathematics) To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.
- (transitive, chemistry) To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.
- (transitive, cooking) To decrease the liquid content of (a food) by boiling much of its water off.
- (transitive, logic) To convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form.
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- (mechanics) Initialism of limited-slip differential.
- (organic chemistry) Abbreviation of lysergic acid diethylamide.
- Initialism of Lake Shore Drive (freeway in Chicago).
- Initialism of long slow distance (training method of long-distance running).
- (geology) Initialism of longshore drift (geological process by which sediments move along a beach shore).
- (veterinary pathology) Initialism of lumpy skin disease.
- a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
noun
- (mathematics) Clipping of differential
- (climbing) A difficult route.
- (computing) The output of a diff program, a diff file.
- (slang) Clipping of difference
- (video games, slang) Used to trash-talk an opposing team at the end of a game by pointing out a skill difference between some role and the same role on the other team.
- (automotive) Abbreviation of differential: the differential gear in an automobile.
- (medicine) Abbreviation of differential: differential of types of white blood cell in a complete blood count.
- (computing) Any program which compares two files or sets of files and outputs a description of the differences between them.
- (fandom slang) Clipping of difficulty.
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- (transitive, computing) To compare two files or other objects, manually or otherwise.
- (transitive, fandom slang) To win (or to be able to win) a fight against another, with a defined level of difficulty. Usually used when power scaling fictional characters.
- (transitive, computing) To run a diff program on (files or items) so as to produce a description of the differences between them, as for a patch file.
noun
- (mathematics) A discontinuity arising in the solution of a partial differential equation.
- (figuratively) Something so surprising that it is stunning.
- (physics) A shock wave.
- (medicine) Circulatory shock, a medical emergency characterized by the inability of the circulatory system to supply enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements.
- A sudden, heavy impact.
- (psychology) A sudden or violent mental or emotional disturbance.
- An arrangement of sheaves for drying; a stook.
- A chemical added to a swimming pool to moderate the chlorine levels.
- (medicine) Electric shock, a sudden burst of electrical energy hitting a person or animal.
- (by extension) A tuft or bunch of something, such as hair or grass.
- (psychology) A state of distress following a mental or emotional disturbance, often caused by news or other stimuli.
- (automotive, mechanical engineering) A shock absorber (typically in the suspension of a vehicle).
- a sudden jarring impact
- (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor
- an instance of agitation of the earth's crust
- an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
- the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
- the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
- a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
- a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field
- a bushy thick mass (especially hair)
- a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
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- (transitive) To strike with disgust, to offend, scandalize.
- (transitive) To add a chemical to (a swimming pool) to moderate the chlorine levels.
- (transitive) To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook.
- (transitive) To subject to a shock wave or violent impact.
- (transitive) To give an electric shock to.
- (transitive) To cause to be emotionally shocked; to cause (someone) to feel greatly surprised or upset.
- (geology, transitive) To deform the crystal structure of a stone by the application of extremely high pressure at moderate temperature, as produced only by hypervelocity impact events, lightning strikes, and nuclear explosions.
- strike with horror or terror
- strike with disgust or revulsion
- collide violently
- inflict a trauma upon
- collect or gather into shocks
- subject to electrical shocks
- surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
noun
- (mathematics) Any of a set of constraints that limit the solutions of a differential equation
- (quantum mechanics) either one of the conditions that the wave function must be continuous and that its derivative must be as well, except in the case of infinite potential
- (mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equations
noun
- (mathematics) An infinitesimal interval of a quantity, a differential.
- One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
- A factor, one of the conditions contributing to a result.
- (chemistry) A chemical substance made entirely of one such type of atom; any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons.
- (usually in the plural) A basic, simple substance out of which something is made, raw material.
- A place or state of being that a person or object is best suited to.
- (chemistry) Any one of the types of atom distinguished by having a certain number of protons in its nucleus.
- (set theory) One of the objects in a set.
- (in the plural only, with "the") Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
- A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.
- A small but present amount of a quality, a hint.
- (law) A required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded as a violation of law only if each element can be proved.
- A component in electrical equipment, often in the form of a coil, having a high resistance, thereby generating heat when a current is passed through it.
- (astronomy) An orbital element; one of the parameters needed to uniquely specify a particular orbit.
- (computing) One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.
- One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.
- (mathematics) One of the entries of a matrix.
- (Christianity, usually in the plural) The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.
- Any of the teeth of a zip fastener.
- A small part of the whole.
- (in the plural only) The basic principles of a field of knowledge, basics, fundamentals, rudiments.
- an abstract part of something
- one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
- a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
- any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
- the situation in which you are happiest and most effective
- the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
- an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
noun
- (mathematics) The projected differential of an extensor field.
- (differential geometry) the formal adjoint of the exterior derivative; a differential-geometric version of the divergence operator; the exterior derivative sandwiched between two Hodge star operators with some additional factor(s) that take(s) care of the sign; the Hermitian conjugate of the exterior derivative under the inner product for k-form fields over some manifold M: (α,β)=∫_Mα∧⋆β, so that (α,dβ)=(δα,β).
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- (vector calculus) Divergence; a kind of differential operator.
- (UK, Eton College, school slang) A division; a lesson.
- (UK, Ireland, slang) A foolish person; an idiot.
- (military) A division.
- Alternative form of daeva.
- (UK, Winchester College) division; a subject with multidisciplinary scope.
- (UK, Ireland, uncountable, slang) Divinity, as a school subject.
- (web design) A section of a web page, or the div element that represents it in HTML code.
- (mathematics, computing) A function, implemented in many programming languages, that returns the result of a division of two integers.
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- (mathematics) The boundary separating two modes of behavior in a differential equation.
- (typography) The proofreader's mark resembling a slash ⟨ / ⟩ or vertical bar ⟨ | ⟩ placed after a note in the margin to indicate that it should replace the item(s) struckthrough in the running text or to separate it from other margin notes.
- A terminator: a line on a partially-illuminated surface separating the lit and shaded regions.
- (typography, historical) The ⟨L⟩ or pipe ⟨|⟩ mark formerly used to divide integers from decimals.
- (physics) The line between regions having different magnetic fields.
- a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information
noun
- a narrow boundary
- (figuratively) A precarious balance that could be upset by a very small force in either direction.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: the edge of a knife.
- A piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction.
noun
- (differential geometry) The extent to which a Riemannian manifold is intrinsically curved.
- (mathematics) The extent to which a subspace is curved within a metric space.
- The shape of something curved.
- the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve
- the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
- (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal
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- (mathematics) A differential form whose exterior derivative is zero.
- (poetry) A type of poetry with regular structure, such as meter or a rhyming pattern.
- (poetry) Trobar clus.
- (mathematics) A form (expression) that does not use limits, implicitly or explicitly.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see closed, form.
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- Any of several generalizations of this concept to functions of several variables or to higher orders: the partial differential, total differential, Gateaux differential, etc.
- (multivariable calculus) The Jacobian matrix of a function of several variables.
- (calculus, of a univariate differentiable function f(x)) A function giving the change in the linear approximation of f at a point x over a small interval Δx or operatorname d!x, the function being called the differential of f and denoted operatorname d!f(x,Δx), operatorname d!f(x), or simply operatorname d!f.
- One of two coils of conducting wire so related to one another or to a magnet or armature common to both, that one coil produces polar action contrary to that of the other.
- The differential gear in an automobile, etc.
- A form of conductor used for dividing and distributing the current to a series of electric lamps so as to maintain equal action in all.
- (differential geometry, of a smooth map ϕ between smooth manifolds) The pushforward or total derivative of ϕ: a linear map from the tangent space at a point x in ϕ's domain to the tangent space at ϕ(x) which is, in a technical sense, the best linear approximation of ϕ at x; denoted operatorname d!ϕₓ.
- (mathematics) Any of several generalizations of the concept(s) above: e.g. the Kähler differential in the setting of schemes, the quadratic differential in the theory of Riemann surfaces, etc.
- (calculus) A quantity representing an infinitesimal change in a variable, now only used as a heuristic aid except in nonstandard analysis but considered rigorous until the 20th century; a fluxion in Newtonian calculus, now usually written in Leibniz's notation as operatorname d!x.
- A qualitative or quantitative difference between similar or comparable things.
- 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
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- (mathematics) A method of finding an approximate solution of an ordinary differential equation L[y]=0 by determining coefficients in an expansion y(x)=y_0(x)+∑ₗ₌₀^qαₗy_l(x) so as to make L[y] vanish at prescribed points; the expansion with the coefficients thus found is the sought approximation.
- (uncountable) The grouping or juxtaposition of things, especially words or sounds.
- (countable) Such a specific grouping.
- (linguistics, translation studies) A sequence of words or terms that co-occur more often than would be expected by chance (i.e., the statistically significant placement of particular words in a language), often representing an established name for, or idiomatic way of conveying, a particular semantic concept.
- (computing) A service allowing multiple customers to locate network, server, and storage gear and connect them to a variety of telecommunications and network service providers, at a minimum of cost and complexity.
- the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
- a grouping of words in a sentence
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- (differential geometry, countable) Given a smooth manifold of odd dimensionality, a distribution (subset) of the tangent bundle that satisfies the condition of complete nonintegrability, or equivalently may be locally defined as the kernel of a maximally nondegenerate differential 1-form;
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see contact, geometry.
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- (mathematics) To calculate the differential of a function of multiple variables.
- To recognize as different or distinct.
- (transitive, intransitive, often in the passive voice, biology) To (cause to) go through a process of development called differentiation; to make or become different in form or function.
- To modify so as to create a difference or distinction.
- (mathematics) To calculate the derivative of a function.
- To show or be the difference or distinction between things.
- To perceive the difference between things; to discriminate.
- (education) To teach a lesson in multiple different ways in order to meet the needs of more or less advanced students.
- become distinct and acquire a different character
- evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
- be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
- mark as different
- calculate a derivative; take the derivative
- become different during development
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- (transitive, mathematics) To determine the length of a curve included between two limits.
- (transitive) To correct or amend (a mistake, defect etc.).
- (transitive) To produce (as factitious gin or brandy) by redistilling bad wines or strong spirits (whisky, rum, etc.) with flavourings.
- (transitive, geodesy, historical) To adjust (a globe or sundial) to prepare for the solution of a proposed problem.
- (transitive) To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right.
- (transitive, electronics) To convert (alternating current) into direct current.
- (transitive) To remedy or fix (an undesirable state of affairs, situation etc.).
- (transitive, chemistry) To purify or refine (a substance) by distillation.
- make right or correct
- convert into direct current
- determine the length of
- reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
- bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
- set straight or right
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- narrow or limit
- to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
- cook until very little liquid is left
- lessen and make more modest
- be cooked until very little liquid is left
- reduce in size; reduce physically
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- be the essential element
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- make smaller
- lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
- make less complex
- simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
- undergo meiosis
- put down by force or intimidation
- bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
- destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
- take off weight
- (transitive) To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
- (intransitive) To lose weight.
- (transitive, Scots law) To annul by legal means.
- (transitive, military) To reform a line or column from (a square).
- (transitive) To be forced by circumstances (into something one considers unworthy).
- (transitive, metallurgy) To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.
- (transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
- (transitive, medicine) To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
- (transitive, law) To convert to written form. (Usage note: this verb almost always appears as "reduce to writing".)
- (transitive) To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
- (transitive) To bring to an inferior state or condition.
- (transitive, computer science) To express the solution of a problem in terms of another (known) algorithm.
- (transitive, military) To strike off the payroll.
- (transitive, phonetics, phonology) To pronounce (a sound or word) with less effort.
- (transitive, mathematics) To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.
- (transitive, chemistry) To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.
- (transitive, cooking) To decrease the liquid content of (a food) by boiling much of its water off.
- (transitive, logic) To convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form.
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- (mathematics) In the theory of partial differential equations, designating a partial differential operator satisfying a positivity condition slightly weaker than that of being an elliptic operator. This produces a curved line progressively slightly straighter than an ellipse, such as that of an automotive leaf spring.
- Synonym of semielliptical.
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- (mathematics, of a differential equation) Able to be brought to a form where all occurrences of the dependent and the independent variable are on opposite sides of the equal sign.
- (abstract algebra, of an algebra over a ring) Satisfying any of several technical conditions on the center of the algebra which generalize the situation of field extensions; see Separable algebra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (of a polynomial) Having no repeated roots (where roots are considered in an algebraic closure)
- Able to be separated.
- (mathematical analysis, of a topological space) Having a countable dense subset.
- (Galois theory, of an algebraic field extension E/F) Such that the minimal polynomial of every element of E is a separable polynomial.
- capable of being divided or dissociated
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- possessing a differential coefficient or derivative
- capable of being perceived as different
- (comparable, of multiple items) able to be differentiated; distinguishable, as for example by differing appearance or measurable characteristics.
- (calculus, not comparable) Having a derivative, said of a function whose domain and codomain are manifolds.
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- (mathematics) Of or relating to a partial derivative or partial differential.
- (botany) Subordinate.
- Biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute.
- (crosswording, of a clue) Having a wordplay element, but no definition.
- (followed by the preposition to) Having a predilection for something.
- (computer science) Describing a property that holds only when an algorithm terminates.
- Existing as a part or portion; incomplete.
- (followed by ‘of’ or ‘to’) having a strong preference or liking for
- being or affecting only a part; not total
- constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety
- showing favoritism
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- (dentistry) dentures that replace only some of the natural teeth
- (bodybuilding) The condition of not exhausting the amplitude during the repetition of an exercise.
- (forensics) An incomplete fingerprint
- (furry fandom) A fursuit that does not fully cover the wearer's body.
- (programming, Internet) A fragment of a template containing markup.
- (mathematics) A partial derivative: a derivative with respect to one independent variable of a function in multiple variables while holding the other variables constant.
- (music) Any of the sine waves which make up a complex tone; often an overtone or harmonic of the fundamental.
- the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant
- a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency
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- (mathematics) Set to a lower bound.
- Of a pedal, pushed all the way down, especially to accelerate.
- (informal, figuratively) Amazed or greatly surprised.
- Struck down or leveled with the floor.
- Brought to the ground.
- Hung near the base of a wall.
- (informal, figuratively) Impressed.
- (informal, figuratively) Finished; done for.
- (informal, figuratively) Overpowered.
- Covered or furnished with a floor.
- Silenced by a conclusive answer or retort.
- provided with a floor