differential diagnosis | a systematic method of diagnosing a disorder (e.g., headache) that lacks unique symptoms or signs |
differential blood count | counting the number of specific types of white blood cells found in cubic millimeter of blood, may be included as part of a complete blood count |
wage freeze | a freeze of wages at a given level |
differential analyzer | an analog computer designed to solve differential equations |
differential gear differential | a bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds, used on the rear axle of automobiles to allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves |
differential | a quality that differentiates between similar things |
raise rise wage hike hike wage increase salary increase | the amount a salary is increased, he got a % raise, he got a wage hike |
marginal cost incremental cost differential cost | the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output |
difference threshold differential threshold difference limen differential limen | the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect |
differential calculus method of fluxions | the part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differential |
derived function derivative differential coefficient differential first derivative | the result of mathematical differentiation, the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another, df(x) dx |
differential psychology | the branch of psychology that studies measurable differences between individuals |
wage floor | floor below which wages are not allowed to fall |
differential equation | an equation containing differentials of a function |
partial differential equation | a differential equation involving a functions of more than one variable |
wage claim pay claim | the wage demanded from management for workers by their union representatives |
wage concession | an agreement to raise wages |
earner wage earner | someone who earn wages in return for their labor |
wage pay earnings remuneration salary | something that remunerates, wages were paid by check, he wasted his pay on drink, they saved a quarter of all their earnings |
living wage | a wage sufficient for a worker and family to subsist comfortably |
minimum wage | the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay, determined by contract or by law |
wage scale wage schedule | a schedule of wages paid for different jobs |
wage setter | any economic condition or variable that serves to set wage rates |
engage wage | carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns), Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe |
propertyless wage-earning working-class blue-collar | of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers, party of the propertyless proletariat- G.B.Shaw |
wage-earning working-clas | working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries, working-class occupations include manual as well as industrial labor |
differential | relating to or showing a difference, differential treatment |
differential | involving or containing one or more derivatives, differential equation |