Anything that differentiates, or causes differentiation (in any sense); a distinguishing feature.

plural of differentiator

(calculus, not comparable) Having a derivative, said of a function whose domain and codomain are manifolds.

simple past tense and past participle of differentiate

(biology, of a cell or tissue) That has taken on a specialized form and function

present participle of differentiate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of differentiate

The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into categories; of describing a thing by illustrating how it is different from something else.

Of or pertaining to a difference. / Dependent on, or making a difference; distinctive. / Having differences in speed or direction of motion.

The differential gear in an automobile, etc. / A qualitative or quantitative difference between similar or comparable things.