Differentiation

Differentiation can mean the following:

The act of finding the derivative in mathematics
Differentiated instruction in education
Cellular differentiation in biology
Planetary differentiation in planetary science
Inductive reasoning aptitude in psychology
Igneous differentiation in geology
Product differentiation in economics
Differentiation (linguistics)
Differentiation (sociology)
Differentiation (ethnography), the invention of ostensible differences between cultures

In Calculus, a branch of mathematics the derivative is a measurement of how a function changes when the values of its inputs change Differentiated instruction (sometimes referred to as differentiated learning) is a way of thinking about Teaching and Learning. In Developmental biology, cellular differentiation is the process by which a less specialized cell becomes a more specialized Cell type. In Planetary science, planetary differentiation is the process of separating out different constituents of a planetary body as a consequence of their physical or chemical Inductive reasoning is a measurable aptitude for how well a person can identify a pattern within a large amount of data Igneous differentiation is an umbrella term for the various processes by which Magmas undergo bulk chemical change during the Partial melting process cooling In Marketing, product differentiation (also known simply as "differentiation" is the process of distinguishing the differences of a product or offering Differentiation in Semantics is defined by Löbner (2002 as a Meaning shift reached by "adding concepts to the original concepts" See articles Sociology, Sociological theory, Social theory, and System theory Differentiation is a term in

Dictionary

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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.
(geology) The process of separation of cooling magma into various rock types.
(calculus) The process of determining the derived function of a function.

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