| differential diagnosis |
a systematic method of diagnosing a disorder (e.g., headache) that lacks unique symptoms or signs
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| differential threshold |
difference threshold: the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect
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| differentiation |
a discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation" the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function specialization: (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo"
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| difference |
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar; "there are many differences between jazz and rock" deviation: a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean" dispute: a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats" a significant change; "the difference in her is amazing"; "his support made a real difference" remainder: the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
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| diffraction |
when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands
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