differentiator
Americannoun
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a person or thing that differentiates.
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Computers. an electronic device whose output signal is proportional to the derivative of its input signal.
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Electricity, Electronics. a transducer or circuit differentiatorcircuit whose output is proportional to the rate of change of the input signal.
Etymology
Origin of differentiator
First recorded in 1885–90; differentiate + -or 2
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However, insiders says the manufacturers are all aligned on wanting to design and build their own power-units and for engines to remain a performance differentiator.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Sarandos thanked Bajaria for her contributions at Netflix, noting that she did the hard work of building an international team, “a great competitive differentiator for us.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Third, it isn’t clear that Reformation’s supply chain is a true differentiator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
In interviews with more than 10 theatergoers, MarketWatch found that almost every consumer said they could spot the differences among premium formats, with screen scale serving as the primary differentiator.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
In the same way, could the human body, through the faculty of sight—the differentiator among things visible—benefit from gazing upon a revolting mass of excrement?
From Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá by `Abdu'l-Bahá
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