differentiating

verb

1. 1

   To show, or be the distinction between two things.

2. 2

   To perceive the difference between things; to discriminate.

3. 3

   To modify, or be modified.

4. 4

   To calculate the derivative of a function.

5. 5

   To calculate the differential of a function of multiple variables.

6. 6

   To produce distinct organs or to achieve specific functions by a process of development called differentiation.