differential
/ˌdɪfəˈrenʃl/noun, adjective
उच्चारण डिफ़रेन्शल
अंतर; विभेदक
Core word
- 1
a difference in the amount, value or size of something; showing or depending on a difference
अंतर; विभेदक
- pay differential
- differential treatment
- The wage differential between cities is quite large.
+ 2 more examples
- The government introduced a differential tax rate for small businesses.
- There is a price differential of about ten per cent between the two models.
Synonyms difference gap disparity discriminatory
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
differential (noun) between A and B
As a noun, it names a difference in amount, especially in pay, price or rate, between two groups or levels.
Noun के रूप में यह दो समूहों या स्तरों के बीच वेतन, कीमत या दर के अंतर को बताता है।
- There is a wage differential between skilled and unskilled workers.
- The price differential between petrol and diesel has narrowed.
- Teachers argued for a smaller pay differential between junior and senior staff.
differential + noun (adjective use)
Before a noun it means based on a difference, so different people or things are treated differently.
Noun से पहले आने पर इसका अर्थ है अंतर पर आधारित, यानी अलग-अलग व्यक्तियों या वस्तुओं के साथ अलग व्यवहार।
- The company offers differential rates for students and adults.
- Differential treatment of girls and boys is unfair.
differential in mathematics and cars
In mathematics it refers to a very small change in a quantity; in a vehicle, the differential is the gear that lets wheels turn at different speeds.
गणित में यह किसी राशि के बहुत छोटे परिवर्तन को बताता है; वाहन में यह वह gear है जो पहियों को अलग गति से घूमने देता है।
- Radhika studied differential calculus in her first year of college.
+Collocations 3
adjective + differential
wagesalarypriceregionalinterest-rate
- A regional differential in fuel prices annoyed the transporters.
differential + noun
differential equationdifferential pricingdifferential treatmentdifferential ratedifferential calculus
- Differential pricing lets the museum charge students less.
verb + differential
narrowwidenreducemaintainreflect
- The new policy aims to narrow the pay differential between men and women.
“More examples 6
- The gender pay differential is still a matter of debate in many industries.
कई उद्योगों में स्त्री-पुरुष वेतन का अंतर आज भी बहस का विषय है।
- Banks give a small interest differential to senior citizens.
बैंक वरिष्ठ नागरिकों को ब्याज में थोड़ा अतिरिक्त अंतर देते हैं।
- The railway charges differential fares for different classes of travel.
रेलवे यात्रा की अलग-अलग श्रेणियों के लिए अलग किराया लेती है।
- A differential in height helps the team at the net.
ऊँचाई का अंतर टीम को नेट पर मदद करता है।
- Mechanics checked the differential when the car made a grinding noise.
कार से घिसने की आवाज़ आने पर मैकेनिक ने differential की जाँच की।
- The tax differential between the two states led to cheaper fuel across the border.
दोनों राज्यों के कर के अंतर के कारण सीमा पार ईंधन सस्ता मिला।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ There is a big differential among the two salaries.
✓ There is a big differential between the two salaries.
Use between when comparing two items.
दो वस्तुओं की तुलना में between आता है, among नहीं।
✗ The company follows a differential rates for each city.
✓ The company follows differential rates for each city.
Differential rates is plural, so no article a is used before it.
'Differential rates' बहुवचन है, इसलिए इसके पहले a नहीं लगता।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: differential treatment (treating people differently).
प्रयोग में differential treatment (लोगों से अलग-अलग व्यवहार)।