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 options on the test truck are: the towing technology package for $850, the rear differential skid plate for $355, the trailer ball mount for $70, the spray-on bed liner for $575, and the mini tie-down plates for $45.
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Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
Should Seattle win and grab four standings points against a Sharks team that is trying to lock in a home playoff match, the Legion’s fate will be determined by a formula including total match points, bonus points and/or tie-breakers with point differential being the key tie-breaking factor.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
Open-source tools like Amnesia, Google’s differential privacy library and Microsoft’s SmartNoise help anonymize sensitive data by removing or obscuring identifiable information.
—Aislinn Conrad, The Conversation, 13 June 2025
Then Yugoslavia scored three unanswered goals in the fourth quarter to force a 5-5 draw, winning the gold medal on goal differential.
—Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
Should Seattle win and grab four standings points against a Sharks team that is trying to lock in a home playoff match, the Legion’s fate will be determined by a formula including total match points, bonus points and/or tie-breakers with point differential being the key tie-breaking factor.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
Open-source tools like Amnesia, Google’s differential privacy library and Microsoft’s SmartNoise help anonymize sensitive data by removing or obscuring identifiable information.
—Aislinn Conrad, The Conversation, 13 June 2025
Then Yugoslavia scored three unanswered goals in the fourth quarter to force a 5-5 draw, winning the gold medal on goal differential.
—Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for differential
Adjective
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Reversing Generational Economic Disparities Black entrepreneurs often face systemic barriers to capital, credit, and mentorship, a direct legacy of discriminatory policy.—
Britney Porter,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The justices, in a 6-3 ruling, found that the 2023 law isn’t discriminatory.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
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The legacy of slavery was an undertone — overtone, really — to Our Native Daughters’ lone album, so this first set naturally contained an unfair share of the most emotionally rife numbers of the night.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
21 June 2025
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The second myth, peddled by Governor Newsom, is that trans kids have an unfair advantage in sports.—
Gavin Yamey,
Time,
20 June 2025
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“Differential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differential. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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