Differentiation: alternatives and connections

The act or process of adapting, or fitting; or the state of being adapted or fitted; fitness.

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Adaptation.

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The act of adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act of bringing into proper relations; regulation.

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The act of discriminating, distinguishing, or noting and marking differences.

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The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.

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The act or process of secreting.

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Distinction by contrast.

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To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or opposition of qualities.

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The act of marking, or of ascertaining and setting a limit; separation; distinction.

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Making excessively nice or trivial distinctions in reasoning; subtle.

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Flax; linen.

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To distinguish or mark by a specific difference; to effect a difference in, as regards classification; to develop differential characteristics in; to…

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To distinguish or mark by a specific difference; to effect a difference in, as regards classification; to develop differential characteristics in; to…

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Not set apart from others by visible marks; to make distinctive or discernible by exhibiting differences; to mark off by some characteristic.

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Not set apart from others by visible marks; to make distinctive or discernible by exhibiting differences; to mark off by some characteristic.

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To mention specially; to particularize.

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To mention specially; to particularize.

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A marking off by visible signs; separation into parts; division.

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The act of specializing, or the state of being spezialized.

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