differentiation

UK /dɪf.əˌɹɛn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ US /ˌdɪf.əˌɹɛn.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
noun 5

Definitions

noun

1

The act or process of differentiating (generally, without a specialized sense).

The level of kinesthetic differentiations was established for every individual by using device called kinesthesiometer which allows testing in aquatic environment

2

The act or process of differentiating (generally, without a specialized sense).

3

The process by which the components of multicellular life (cells, organs, etc.) are produced and acquire function, as when a seed develops the root and stem, and the initial stem develops the leaf, branches, and flower buds.

4

The evolutionary process by which one taxonomic group (species, genus, variety, etc.) becomes distinct from another, or acquires distinct features; the result of such a process: distinctness.

Any hope that the pierines would help to define “the level at which r-K phenomena should be sought has been dashed: apparently species groups (or subgenera, or splitters' genera) are r- or K-selected in the holarctic, whereas in Tatochila the same amount of differentiation is found among populations in a complex in which the process of speciation has not yet been completed.

5

The process of separation of cooling magma into various rock types.

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