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differential

[dif-uh-ren-shuhl] / ˌdɪf əˈrɛn ʃəl /










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Sometimes, the differential is simply about the time elapsed: A stunning silver pitcher by the aforementioned Revere with accompanying documentation was estimated to bring—at auction, as the experts always caution—between $25,000 and $60,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

But the differential has been positive since the very tail end of 2020, and has spiked significantly since mid-February.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

"Our goal in collecting these and other biospecimens was to dig deeper into why there's this differential response," Sinha said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

“When he makes a mistake, how quickly can he recover? What’s his range in the open field? What’s the speed differential? All those things are things we’re looking through on just about everybody out there.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Two years later he invented the differential calculus.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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