differentia

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Disinterestedness not the differentia of aesthetic pleasure, 37 et seq.

From The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory by Santayana, George

Such an idea has the differentia of intelligence.

From Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude by Bode, Boyd H.

Non enim animal potest esse absque rationali vel irrationali differentia, quamvis sine his differentiis consideretur; licet enim cogitetur universale absque additione, non tamen absque receptibilitate additionis est.

From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter

Genus and differentia are found in every good definition.

From English: Composition and Literature by Webster, W. F. (William Franklin)

The formation of such rules, resting as it does on the power of framing and applying general conceptions, is the prime differentia of human morality from animal behavior.

From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra