Word Meaning

Meaning of "differentiation" and the crossword clue

- Process of distinguishing oneself from others
- The act of differentiating.
- The act of distinguishing or describing a thing, by giving its different, or specific difference; exact definition or determination.
- The gradual formation or production of organs or parts by a process of evolution or development, as when the seed develops the root and the stem, the initial stem develops the leaf, branches, and flower buds; or in animal life, when the germ evolves the digestive and other organs and members, or when the animals as they advance in organization acquire special organs for specific purposes.
- The supposed act or tendency in being of every kind, whether organic or inorganic, to assume or produce a more complex structure or functions.