The quality of being different.
The result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result.
A disagreement or argument.
An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish two people's bearings which would otherwise be the same. See augmentation and cadency.
A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia.
The set of elements that are in one set but not another ( scriptstyle A◌̅B).
Significant change in or effect on a situation or state.
A Boolean operation which is true when the two input variables are different but is otherwise false; the XOR operation ( scriptstyle A◌̅B+◌̅AB).
A particular benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity enjoyed by some but not others; a prerogative, preferential treatment.
A right or immunity enjoyed by a legislative body or its members.
An exemption from certain laws granted by the Pope.
An especially rare or fortunate opportunity; the good fortune (to do something).
A common law doctrine that protects certain communications from being used as evidence in court.
An ability to perform an action on the system that can be selectively granted or denied to users.
The fact of being privileged; the status or existence of (now especially social or economic) benefit or advantage within a given society.