Meanings
adverbdifferentially (not comparable)
- not comparableIn a differential manner
- not comparablemathematicsWith regard to differentiation
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
- Proto-Italic*dis-
- Latindis-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
- Proto-Italic*ferō
- Latinferō
- Latindifferō
- Latindifferēns
- Latindifferentia
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latindifferentiāli
- Englishdifferential
- Englishdifferentially
From differential + -ly.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish differentiaalisesti
- differentiaalisesti(mathematics)
German differenziell
- differenziell(mathematics)
Polish dyferencjalnie
- dyferencjalnie(mathematics)
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APA
differentially. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/differentially
MLA
“differentially.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/differentially. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “differentially,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/differentially.
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