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Differentia vs Differentiae - What's the difference?

differentia | differentiae |

As nouns the difference between differentia and differentiae

is that differentia is a distinguishing feature which marks something off from other members of the same family while differentiae is plural of differentia.

differentia

English

(Genus-differentia definition)

Noun

(differentiae)
  • (semantics, logic) A distinguishing feature which marks something off from other members of the same family.
  • * 1902 , William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience , Folio Society 2008, p. 38:
    • That character, it seems to me, should be regarded as the practically important differentia of religion for our purpose.
  • *
  • (taxonomy) An attribute that distinguishes a species from others of the same genus.

    • See also

    * criterion * definiendum ----

    differentiae

    English

    Noun

    (head)
    • ----