#difference the quality of being unlike or dissimilar: "there are many differences between jazz and rock"
exclusion: #sameness
supertype: #quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
subtype: #otherness__othernes__distinctnes__separateness the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known
subtype: #differential a quality that differentiates between similar things
subtype: #differentia a distinguishing characteristic esp in different species of a genus
subtype: #distinction.difference a distinguishing difference: "he learned the distinction between gold and lead"
subtype: #discrepancy.difference__divergence__variance a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion"
subtype: #allowance.discrepancy__leeway__margin__tolerance a permissible difference; allowing freedom to move within limits
subtype: #dissimilarity__unsimilarity the quality of being dissimilar
subtype: #disparateness__disparatenes__distinctivenes utter dissimilarity
subtype: #unlikeness__dissimilitude dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness
subtype: #nonuniformity the quality of being diverse and interesting
subtype: #heterogeneity__heterogeneousness__heterogeneousnes the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind
subtype: #diverseness__diversenes__multifariousness__variety noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing"
subtype: #biodiversity the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirable"
subtype: #inconsistency the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts
subtype: #variety a difference that is usually pleasant; "he goes to France for variety"; "it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic"
subtype: #inequality lack of equality: "the growing inequality between rich and poor"
subtype: #nonequivalence not interchangeable
subtype: #disparity inequality or difference in some respect
subtype: #far_cry__farcry a disappointing disparity; "it was a far cry from what he had expected"
subtype: #gap__spread a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures: "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs"
subtype: #gulf.disparity an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"
subtype: #disproportion lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something
subtype: #unevenness the quality of being unbalanced
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