differentia


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
differentia /ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃɪə/
noun (pl. differentiae /-ʃɪiː/) a distinguishing mark or characteristic.

chiefly Philosophy an attribute that distinguishes a species of thing from other species of the same genus.

– origin C17: from L. (see difference).
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