CommonParlance
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Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
Child contexts
- Science Proposed
Terms in this context
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differential equation in CommonParlance
- definition an equation containing differentials of a function
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differential gear in CommonParlance
- definition a bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds; used on the rear axle of automobiles to allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves
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differential limen in CommonParlance
- definition the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect
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differential psychology in CommonParlance
- definition the branch of psychology that studies measurable differences between individuals
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differential threshold in CommonParlance
- definition the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect
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differentially in CommonParlance
- definition in a differential manner
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differentiate in CommonParlance
- definition mark as different
- definition be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
- definition calculate a derivative; take the derivative
- definition become different during development
- definition evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
- definition become distinct and acquire a different character
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differentiated in CommonParlance
- definition made different (especially in the course of development) or shown to be different
- definition exhibiting biological specialization; adapted during development to a specific function or environment
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differentiation in CommonParlance
- definition a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
- definition the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function
- definition (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
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differentiator in CommonParlance
- definition a person who (or that which) differentiates
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differently in CommonParlance
- definition in another and different manner
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difficult in CommonParlance
- definition not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
- definition hard to control
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difficultness in CommonParlance
- definition the quality of being almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring a great effort to achieve a positive result
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difficulty in CommonParlance
- definition an effort that is inconvenient
- definition the quality of being almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring a great effort to achieve a positive result
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diffidence in CommonParlance
- definition lack of self-confidence
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diffident in CommonParlance
- definition showing modest reserve
- definition lacking self-confidence
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diffidently in CommonParlance
- definition in a diffident manner
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difflugia in CommonParlance
- definition a protozoan with an ovoid shell of cemented sand grains
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diffract in CommonParlance
- definition undergo diffraction
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diffraction in CommonParlance
- definition when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands
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diffraction grating in CommonParlance
- definition optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum
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diffuse in CommonParlance
- definition spread out; not concentrated in one place
- definition (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
- definition lacking conciseness
- definition move outward
- definition spread or diffuse through
- definition cause to become widely known
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diffuse nebula in CommonParlance
- definition a cluster of stars within an intricate cloud of gas and dust
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diffused in CommonParlance
- definition (of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material
- definition (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
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diffusely in CommonParlance
- definition in a diffuse manner