Associations to the word «Differentia»

Wiktionary

DIFFERENTIA, noun. (semantics) (logic) A distinguishing feature which marks something off from other members of the same family.
DIFFERENTIA, noun. (taxonomy) An attribute that distinguishes a species from others of the same genus.

Dictionary definition

DIFFERENTIA, noun. Distinguishing characteristics (especially in different species of a genus).

Wise words

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery