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differential

[dif-uh-ren-shuhl] / ˌdɪf əˈrɛn ʃəl /










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As long as that differential is positive, it is a bullish sign for the stock market.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

DEMPSEY: Our cost differential is about 40% versus the rest of the industry.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

That was the main differential, according to him, that distinguished these two cases.

From Slate Aug. 31, 2026

“Wattle seed’s coffee and chocolate notes add a native differential to certain dishes, but specifically desserts and canapés,” says Bendrau.

From Salon Aug. 30, 2026

He spent his nights alone, wrote romantic poems in his journal, took pleasure in the grace and beauty of differential equations.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien

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 have been key drivers of the currency market this year.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

The dollar’s recent rise against the yen is driven by interest-rate differentials between Japan and the U.S., he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 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




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