difference

1. n. The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a difference of quality in paper; a difference in degrees of heat, or of light; what is the difference between the innocent and the guilty? Source: opted

2. n. Disagreement in opinion; dissension; controversy; quarrel; hence, cause of dissension; matter in controversy. Source: opted

3. n. That by which one thing differs from another; that which distinguishes or causes to differ; mark of distinction; characteristic quality; specific attribute. Source: opted

4. n. Choice; preference. Source: opted

5. n. An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish the bearings of two persons, which would otherwise be the same. See Augmentation, and Marks of cadency, under Cadency. Source: opted

6. n. The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia. Source: opted

7. n. The quantity by which one quantity differs from another, or the remainder left after subtracting the one from the other. Source: opted

8. v. t. To cause to differ; to make different; to mark as different; to distinguish. Source: opted

9. n. the quality of being unlike or dissimilar Source: wordnet

10. n. a variation that deviates from the standard or norm Source: wordnet

11. n. a disagreement or argument about something important Source: wordnet

12. n. a significant change Source: wordnet

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