difference
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(noun) the quality of being unlike or dissimilar: "there are many differences between jazz and rock" |
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Related Words: change, differentia, differential, disagreement, discrepancy, dissimilarity, distinction, distinctness, divergence, inequality, otherness, quality, separateness, unsimilarity, variance, variety |
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Antonyms: sameness |
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(noun) a quantity obtained by subtraction; "profit is a positive difference between income and expenses" |
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Related Words: quantity |
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(noun) a significant change; "the difference in her is amazing"; "his support made a real difference" |
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Related Words: change |
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(noun) a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats" |
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Synonyms: conflict, difference of opinion, dispute |
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Related Words: arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disagreement, dustup, fight, quarrel, row, run-in, tilt, words, wrangle |
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(noun) a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean" |
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Synonyms: departure, deviation, divergence |
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Related Words: discrepancy, driftage, fluctuation, variance, variant, variation |
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