English Explanatory Dictionary

differentiable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a derivative, said of a function whose domain and codomain are manifolds.
  2. able to be differentiated; distinguishable, as for example by differing appearance or measurable characteristics.

Pronunciation

/ˌdɪf.ə(ɹ)ˈɛn.ʃə.bəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-differentiable.wav

Word forms

differentiable more differentiable most differentiable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin differō Latin differēns Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin differentia New Latin differentiō New Latin differentiātusbor. English differentiate Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English differentiable From differentiate + -able.

Synonyms

differentiatable

Derived words

complex-differentiable differentiability differentiable manifold differentiably indifferentiable nondifferentiable quasi-differentiable quasidifferentiable subdifferentiable superdifferentiable ultradifferentiable undifferentiable
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