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

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King