differential
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"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
What that means is that if one car is still deploying energy when another is recovering, there is a near-500bhp offset in engine power - and a consequent massive speed differential.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
But this is not a tournament that takes into account point differential.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
The pressure differential between an expanding gas bubble created by the exploding mine and the water quickly creates a void, or hole, through which the gas bubble shoots rapidly upward.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
Likewise, if you know the way an object moves—whether it be a toy ball or a giant planet—the differential equation can tell you what kind of force is being applied.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
