difference

     

Difference is the contrary of equality, in particular of objects. Differences can only be state on the basis of a comparison or categorization. Since a complete comparison of objects or things is seldom possible in practice, only relevant or defining attributes are used for stating equality or difference. Similar objects are only different with respect to attributes of minor discriminative value.

Trivia about difference

  • The "Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang" has an 1896 citation of "diff" as short for this
  • "Vive la" this, for which Augustin Cauchy introduced the delta symbol in the 19th century
  • "Same" this is a slangy response on being given irrelevant information
  • Last word of Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken"

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