DIFFERENTIATED

differentiated

(adjective) made different (especially in the course of development) or shown to be different; “the differentiated markings of butterflies”; “the regionally differentiated results”

differentiated

(adjective) exhibiting biological specialization; adapted during development to a specific function or environment

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

differentiated

simple past tense and past participle of differentiate

Adjective

differentiated (comparative more differentiated, superlative most differentiated)

(biology, of a cell or tissue) That has taken on a specialized form and function

Antonyms

• undifferentiated

Source: Wiktionary


DIFFERENTIATE

Dif`fer*en"ti*ate, v. t.

1. To distinguish or mark by a specific difference; to effect a difference in, as regards classification; to develop differential characteristics in; to specialize; to desynonymize. The word then was differentiated into the two forms then and than. Earle. Two or more of the forms assumed by the same original word become differentiated in signification. Dr. Murray.

2. To express the specific difference of; to describe the properties of (a thing) whereby it is differenced from another of the same class; to discriminate. Earle.

3. (Math.)

Definition: To obtain the differential, or differential coefficient, of; as, to differentiate an algebraic expression, or an equation.

Dif`fer*en"ti*ate, v. i. (Biol.)

Definition: To acquire a distinct and separate character. Huxley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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