differential

What does differential mean?

• noun

  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

• noun

  the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx

• noun

  a quality that differentiates between similar things

• adjective

  involving or containing one or more derivatives

• relating to or showing a difference

Anagrams of differential