differentiable — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Having a derivative, said of a function whose domain and codomain are manifolds.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   A function which is differentiable wherever it is continuous is said to possess ordinary continuity.

2. able to be differentiated; distinguishable, as for example by differing appearance or measurable characteristics.

   Usage

   • comparable
   • of multiple items

   Examples

   It would, in that case, have been as real as it now is, and would have been differentiable from its Maker as an effect is differentiable from its cause.

Adjective

1. possessing a differential coefficient or derivative

2. capable of being perceived as different

   Examples

   differentiable species