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Differentia is that part of the essence which distinguishes one species from another.
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However, the use of the genus-differentia definition is by no means restricted to science.
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Boethius arranges differentia through statements, instead of generalized groups as Aristotle does.
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What is the differentia of the species, that is, the distinguishing characteristic of human being that other animals do not have?
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Any definition that attempts to set out the essence of something, such as that by genus and differentia, is an intensional definition.
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The hierarchy of biological classification's eight major taxonomic ranks, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia.
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The formula that gives the components is the account of the matter, and the formula that gives the differentia is the account of the form.
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He was the first to use consistently the uniformly composed species names that consisted of a generic name and a many-worded diagnostic phrase differentia specifica.
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Equally, he says it cannot be known according to genus and differentia, as its substance and existence are different from all others, and therefore it has no category to which it belongs.
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More examples
  • Distinguishing characteristics (especially in different species of a genus)
  • In Scholastic logic, differentia is one of the predicables. It is that part of a definition which is predicable in a given genus only of the definiendum; or the corresponding "metaphysical part" of the object.
  • This is a list of episodes for the anime series Eureka Seven. The series ran for a total of fifty episodes, as well as a recap special titled "Navigation ray=out", which recaps the first half of the series. ...
  • A distinguishing feature which marks something off from other members of the same family; The attribute that distinguishes a species from others of the same genus
  • (differentiae) The properties, features, or attributes that distinguish a type from other types that have a common supertype. ...