as in discriminatory
favoring, applying, or being unequal treatment of different classes of people
did away with differential pay scales for men and women doing the same work
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Recent Examples of differential
The differential motor thrust twisted the flexible aluminium frame when commanded to yaw.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
The team hopes this work on differential privacy scaling laws will help others efficiently allocate resources to train private AI models.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
The union members, part of the Orange County Employees Association, say the city has stonewalled worker requests for recognition pay, shift differential enhancements and affordable healthcare.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
There are other important fluids such as those that go with the power steering, clutch and differential.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 19 June 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
The team hopes this work on differential privacy scaling laws will help others efficiently allocate resources to train private AI models.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
The union members, part of the Orange County Employees Association, say the city has stonewalled worker requests for recognition pay, shift differential enhancements and affordable healthcare.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
There are other important fluids such as those that go with the power steering, clutch and differential.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for differential
Adjective
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Any implementation of a discriminatory policy would be considered discrimination under the law.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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Back in September, the Chinese government enacted a law that allows for the imposition of retaliatory fees or port access denials for vessels from countries that take discriminatory actions against Chinese vessels or carriers.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Even if most of these conditions are met, one or two unfair elements can strongly shape overall perceptions of fairness.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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Creativity is the last unfair advantage left.—
Erik Huberman,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Differential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differential. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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