1. The quality of being unlike or dissimilar
   "there are many differences between jazz and rock"
    
2. A variation that deviates from the standard or norm
   "the difference from the mean";
   - deviation, divergence, departure
    
3. A disagreement or argument about something important
   "there were irreconcilable differences"; "he had a difference of opinion with his wife";
   - dispute, difference of opinion, conflict
    
4. A significant change
   "the difference in her is amazing"; "his support made a real difference"
    
5. The number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
   - remainder

1. Distinguish, differentiate or subtract; find changes between
   "The software can difference two versions of the document to show edits"

Derived forms: differencing, differenced, differences

See also: different

Type of: change, disagreement, fluctuation, number, quality, variation

Antonym: sameness

Encyclopedia: Difference