differentiate

différencier, distinguer

Reconnaître, montrer ou créer une différence entre deux choses.

En anglais simple : To recognize, show, or create the difference between two things.

• Can you differentiate between the two sounds?
• Her clear writing differentiates her work from other reports.
• The company differentiated its products through better design.

Comment l'utiliser : differentiate between A and B (Can you differentiate between these two birds?); differentiate A from B (Its bright colour differentiates this species from others.)

Synonymes : distinguish, tell apart

Expressions courantes : differentiate between things, differentiate something from something

dériver

Calculer à quelle vitesse une fonction mathématique change quand la valeur d’entrée change.

En anglais simple : To calculate how fast a mathematical function changes when its input changes.

• Differentiate this function first.
• We differentiated the equation with respect to time.
• Can you differentiate this expression using the chain rule?

Comment l'utiliser : differentiate something with respect to something (Differentiate the function with respect to time.)

Synonymes : find the derivative of

Contraires : integrate

Expressions courantes : differentiate a function, differentiate the equation