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differentiation
Noun
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Differentiation finding or showing the differences between things.
In the shop, there was no differentiation between product from Asia and product from Europe.
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Differentiation is the process of becoming or making something different.
As the cells grow and divide, differentiation takes place. You can begin to see some as muscle cells, some as blood cells, etc.
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Differentiation is acting different towards different people or situations.
Schools tend to have little formal curricular differentiation between the sexes, except in physical education.
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Differentiation is the process of obtaining the derivative of a function.
potency
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noun
(= authority, authorization, authorisation)
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
he has the authority to issue warrants
deputies are given authorization to make arrests
a place of potency in the state
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noun
(= strength)
capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
the toxin's potency
the strength of the drinks
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noun
the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse
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noun
(= potential)
the inherent capacity for coming into being