One of eight relational algebra operators that in effect subtracts tables If table A and table B have identical table structures and you perform a DIFFERENCE on them (A DIFFERENCE B) the resulting table will contain all records that are in A, but not in B
It comes first (99/10/30) A breed apart = Different from the competition Each of you makes a big difference with commitment to excellence and learning (reference: 99, Nikkei)
If you describe a job or holiday, for example, as a job with a difference or a holiday with a difference, you mean that the job or holiday is very interesting and unusual. For a beach resort with a difference, try Key West
a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean"
distinguishing characteristic, as in: The difference is that my Web sites load faster than before
That by which one thing differs from another; that which distinguishes or causes to differ; mark of distinction; characteristic quality; specific attribute
In arguments about specific events, a reason for seeing X as the cause of Y X must be the only relevant difference between a situation in which Y occurs and situations in which Y does not occur
An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish the bearings of two persons, which would otherwise be the same
A pun on difference and deference Any signifier (or chain of signification, ie text) must infinitely defer its meaning because of the nature of the sign (the signified is composed of signifiers) At the same time, meaning must be kept under erasure because any text is always out of phase with itself, doubled, in an argument with itself that can be glimpsed through the aporias it generates
Looks at the color information in each channel and subtracts either the blend color from the base color or the base color from the blend color, depending on which has the greater brightness value Blending with white inverts the base color values; blending with black produces no change