differentiability

noun

The ability to be differentiated.

Similar
distinguishabilitydiscriminability
OriginEnglish differentiable ← New Latin differentiātus ← Latin differentia →
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Meanings

noundifferentiability (plural differentiabilities)

plural differentiabilities

  1. The ability to be differentiated.

    Synonyms: distinguishability, discriminability

  2. calculusThe existence of the derivative.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe ability to be differentiated.

Similar
distinguishabilitydiscriminability
Also see
distinguishability

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  8. Proto-Italic*ferō
  9. Latinferō
  10. Latindifferō
  11. Latindifferēns
  12. Latindifferentia
  13. New Latindifferentiō
  14. New Latindifferentiātus
  15. Englishdifferentiate
  16. Englishdifferentiable
  17. Englishdifferentiability

From differentiable + -ity.

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Translations

Catalan derivabilitat
  • derivabilitatcalculus
French dérivabilité
  • dérivabilitécalculus
German Differenzierbarkeit
  • Differenzierbarkeitcalculus
Italian derivabilità
  • derivabilitàcalculus
Polish różniczkowalność
  • różniczkowalnośćcalculus
Portuguese diferenciabilidade
  • diferenciabilidadecalculus
Russian дифференци́руемость
  • дифференци́руемость (differencírujemostʹ)calculus
Spanish derivabilidad
  • derivabilidadcalculus
Cite this entry
APA

differentiability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/differentiability

MLA

“differentiability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/differentiability. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “differentiability,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/differentiability.

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