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differentiationIn embryology, the process by which cells become increasingly different and specialized, giving rise to more complex structures that have particular functions in the adult organism. For instance, embryonic cells may develop into nerve, muscle, or bone cells. differentiation![]() A mathematical procedure for determining the gradient, or slope, of the tangent to any curve f(x) at any point x. Part of a branch of mathematics called differential calculus, it is used to solve problems involving continuously varying quantities (such as the change in velocity or altitude of a rocket), to find the rates at which these variations occur and to obtain maximum and minimum values for the quantities.
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There is a strong argument in favour of the sharp differentiation of castes and of races (and even of sexes; see Note on Chapter XVIII. labor had been carried to such a pitch of differentiation, and who Such a man will study vibrations as Darwin studied the differentiation of species. |
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