differentia

Example Sentences

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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 essential property, the "differentia essentialis," of genuine love, as its nature requires fervency, is the fact that it cannot be embittered.

From Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost by Lenker, John Nicholas

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

A logical definition consists, then, of two parts: the general term naming the genus, and the limiting term naming the distinguishing attribute called the differentia.

From English: Composition and Literature by Webster, W. F. (William Franklin)

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