difference

Noun

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

• a significant change
  • the difference in her is amazing
    
  • his support made a real difference
    

• 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
    

• a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
  • the deviation from the mean
    

• the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
  • there are many differences between jazz and rock
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  remainder , dispute , difference of opinion , conflict , deviation , divergence , departure