Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

differential

[dif-uh-ren-shuhl] / ˌdɪf əˈrɛn ʃəl /










Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Gianni: There have been lots of personnel changes to the Ipswich attack and wide forward Maeda, categorised as a midfielder, is a 0.4% differential to monitor after his summer signing from Celtic.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

One said he would keep working on partial differential equations, one said he wanted to experiment with artificial intelligence and one said she had absolutely no idea.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

Professor Chapman believes that the most powerful coronal mass ejections are driven by differential rotation.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

Perkins added that it predicts the dollar’s growth differential will narrow within the next 12 months as Asian and European economies – hit more heavily by the energy shock – begin to recover.

From MarketWatch Jul. 3, 2026

He occupied himself by inventing the differential and integral calculus, making fundamental discoveries on the nature of light and laying the foundation for the theory of universal gravitation.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Conflict in the Middle East has disrupted energy and freight markets, shifted trade flows and widened regional price differentials.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

“Ultimately we expect interest rate differentials to move against” the Australian dollar versus its U.S. counterpart, Clifton adds.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Interest-rate differentials are usually the driver of forex rates because capital is attracted by higher returns.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

And then there’s the wild card: interest-rate differentials.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

Nevertheless, underneath all the mathematics, Leibniz’s differentials still had the same forbidden 0/0 nature that plagued Newton’s fluxions.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




Vocabulary lists containing differential


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training