Definitions For Differential

noun

• A bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds; used on the rear axle of automobiles to allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves
• A quality that differentiates between similar things
• The result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx

adjective

• Relating to or showing a difference
• Involving or containing one or more derivatives

verb

• A difference between people or things
• A gear or an arrangement of gears in a vehicle that allows one wheel to turn faster than another when the vehicle is going around a curve