DIFFERENCE

• (noun) the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

  "there are many differences between jazz and rock"

• (noun) a disagreement or argument about something important

  "he had a dispute with his wife", "there were irreconcilable differences", "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"

  synonyms : conflict , difference of opinion , dispute

• (noun) a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

  "the deviation from the mean"

  synonyms : departure , deviation , divergence

• (noun) the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend

  synonyms : remainder

• (noun) a significant change

  "the difference in her is amazing", "his support made a real difference"

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