difference

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Synonyms: differance, indifference, deference, diffidence, different, inference, diffluence, différance, differenced, differences, efference

Antonyms: differance, indifference, deference, diffidence, different, inference, diffluence, différance, differenced, differences, efference

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Noun

{{lb|en|uncountable}} The quality of being [[different]].
{{lb|en|countable}} A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
{{lb|en|countable}} A [[disagreement]] or [[argument]].
{{lb|en|countable|uncountable}} Significant change in or effect on a situation or state.
{{senseid|en|subtraction}} {{lb|en|countable}} The result of a [[subtraction]]; sometimes the [[absolute value]] of this result.
{{lb|en|obsolete}} Choice; preference.
{{lb|en|heraldry}} An addition to a [[coat of arms]] to distinguish two people's [[bearing]]s which would otherwise be the same. See {{m|en|augmentation}} and {{m|en|cadency}}.
{{lb|en|logic}} The quality or attribute which is added to those of the [[genus]] to constitute a [[species]]; a [[differentia]].
{{lb|en|logic circuits}} A [[Boolean]] operation which is [[true]] when the two input variables are different but is otherwise [[false]]; the [[XOR]] operation (<math>\scriptstyle A \overline B + \overline A B</math>).
{{lb|en|relational algebra}} The [[set]] of [[element]]s that are in one set but not another (<math>\scriptstyle A \overline B</math>).

{{lb|en|obsolete|transitive}} To distinguish or differentiate.
{{lb|en|heraldry}} to modify a heraldic emblem so as to distinguish one branch of a house from another

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