Definition of differentia in English:

differentia

noun ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃɪəˌdifəˈrenSH(ē)ə

1A distinguishing mark or characteristic.
区别标记；区别特征
Example sentencesExamples
- The differentiae of specific emotions are not physiological, but cognitive or something else.
- Indeed, a major differentia between philosophy and theology lies in each discipline's locus of authority and attitude toward its own past.
- Then I turn over in my mind the list of topical differentiae and I see that the differentia ‘from equals’ will provide me with the argument I need.
1. 1.1Philosophy An attribute that distinguishes a species of thing from other species of the same genus.
  〔主哲〕种差
  Example sentencesExamples
  It has to be compared with the views of some other philosophers in order for its specifica differentia to come out clearly.
  Its matter is its genus, which is only potentially the species defined; its differentia is the form that actualizes the matter.
  The text deals with a detailed explanation of the five logical-ontological key concepts: genus, species, differentia, essential attribute and accidental attribute.
  As a result, if being were a genus, no differentiae could be said to have being; but ‘the differentiae of any genus must each of them both have being and be one’.
  In the same manner, matter has been regarded prior to form, and genus to differentia.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘difference’, from different- ‘carrying away’ (see different).

Definition of differentia in US English:

differentia

nounˌdifəˈrenSH(ē)ə

1A distinguishing mark or characteristic.
区别标记；区别特征
Example sentencesExamples
- The differentiae of specific emotions are not physiological, but cognitive or something else.
- Then I turn over in my mind the list of topical differentiae and I see that the differentia ‘from equals’ will provide me with the argument I need.
- Indeed, a major differentia between philosophy and theology lies in each discipline's locus of authority and attitude toward its own past.
1. 1.1Philosophy An attribute that distinguishes a species of thing from other species of the same genus.
  〔主哲〕种差
  Example sentencesExamples
  In the same manner, matter has been regarded prior to form, and genus to differentia.
  As a result, if being were a genus, no differentiae could be said to have being; but ‘the differentiae of any genus must each of them both have being and be one’.
  Its matter is its genus, which is only potentially the species defined; its differentia is the form that actualizes the matter.
  It has to be compared with the views of some other philosophers in order for its specifica differentia to come out clearly.
  The text deals with a detailed explanation of the five logical-ontological key concepts: genus, species, differentia, essential attribute and accidental attribute.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘difference’, from different- ‘carrying away’ (see different).

词汇	differentia
释义	Definition of differentia in English: differentia noun ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃɪəˌdifəˈrenSH(ē)ə 1A distinguishing mark or characteristic. 区别标记；区别特征 Example sentencesExamples The differentiae of specific emotions are not physiological, but cognitive or something else. Indeed, a major differentia between philosophy and theology lies in each discipline's locus of authority and attitude toward its own past. Then I turn over in my mind the list of topical differentiae and I see that the differentia ‘from equals’ will provide me with the argument I need. 1.1Philosophy An attribute that distinguishes a species of thing from other species of the same genus. 〔主哲〕种差 Example sentencesExamples It has to be compared with the views of some other philosophers in order for its specifica differentia to come out clearly. Its matter is its genus, which is only potentially the species defined; its differentia is the form that actualizes the matter. The text deals with a detailed explanation of the five logical-ontological key concepts: genus, species, differentia, essential attribute and accidental attribute. As a result, if being were a genus, no differentiae could be said to have being; but ‘the differentiae of any genus must each of them both have being and be one’. In the same manner, matter has been regarded prior to form, and genus to differentia. Origin Late 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘difference’, from different- ‘carrying away’ (see different). Definition of differentia in US English: differentia nounˌdifəˈrenSH(ē)ə 1A distinguishing mark or characteristic. 区别标记；区别特征 Example sentencesExamples The differentiae of specific emotions are not physiological, but cognitive or something else. Then I turn over in my mind the list of topical differentiae and I see that the differentia ‘from equals’ will provide me with the argument I need. Indeed, a major differentia between philosophy and theology lies in each discipline's locus of authority and attitude toward its own past. 1.1Philosophy An attribute that distinguishes a species of thing from other species of the same genus. 〔主哲〕种差 Example sentencesExamples In the same manner, matter has been regarded prior to form, and genus to differentia. As a result, if being were a genus, no differentiae could be said to have being; but ‘the differentiae of any genus must each of them both have being and be one’. Its matter is its genus, which is only potentially the species defined; its differentia is the form that actualizes the matter. It has to be compared with the views of some other philosophers in order for its specifica differentia to come out clearly. The text deals with a detailed explanation of the five logical-ontological key concepts: genus, species, differentia, essential attribute and accidental attribute. Origin Late 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘difference’, from different- ‘carrying away’ (see different).
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