differentia

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The same is true of the differentia individua as compared with the natura specifica in the abstract.

From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter

If one of them only has this differentia, then this one is composite and is not the first cause.

From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac

It would be difficult to find a stronger differentia from the work of the mere playwright, who invariably thinks first of the temporary conditions of success, and accordingly loses the success which is not temporary.

From A History of Elizabethan Literature by Saintsbury, George

The Aristotelians said that the differentia must be of the essence of the subject.

From Analysis of Mr. Mill's System of Logic by Stebbing, W. (William)

Such an idea has the differentia of intelligence.

From Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude by Bode, Boyd H.