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Differentiation vs Separation - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between differentiation and separation

is that differentiation is differentiation (all senses) while separation is separation.

differentiation

English

Noun

(-)
  • The act of differentiating.
  • The act of distinguishing or describing a thing, by giving its different, or specific difference; exact definition or determination.
  • The gradual formation or production of organs or parts by a process of evolution or development, as when the seed develops the root and the stem, the initial stem develops the leaf, branches, and flower buds; or in animal life, when the germ evolves the digestive and other organs and members, or when the animals as they advance in organization acquire special organs for specific purposes.
  • (geology) The process of separation of cooling magma into various rock types.
  • (calculus) The process of determining the derived function of a function.
  • Derived terms

    * cellular differentiation * evolutionary differentiation * planetary differentiation

    separation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
  • The place at which a division occurs.
  • An interval, gap or space that separates things.
  • (legal) An agreement terminating a relationship between husband and wife, but short of a divorce.
  • (military) Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely.
  • Antonyms

    * (act of disuniting two or more things) annexation, combination, unification

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