Difference - Definition
difference
n 1: the quality of being unlike or dissimilar; "there are many
differences between jazz and rock" [ant: sameness]
2: a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the
deviation from the mean" [syn: deviation, divergence,
departure, difference]
3: a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had
a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable
differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and
Democrats" [syn: dispute, difference, difference of
opinion, conflict]
4: a significant change; "the difference in her is amazing";
"his support made a real difference"
5: the number that remains after subtraction; the number that
when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend [syn:
remainder, difference]