(n.) The act of differentiating.
(n.) The act of distinguishing or describing a thing,
by giving its different, or specific difference; exact definition or
determination.
(n.) The gradual formation or production of organs or
parts by a process of evolution or development, as when the seed
develops the root and the stem, the initial stem develops the leaf,
branches, and flower buds; or in animal life, when the germ evolves the
digestive and other organs and members, or when the animals as they
advance in organization acquire special organs for specific purposes.
(n.) The supposed act or tendency in being of every
kind, whether organic or inorganic, to assume or produce a more complex
structure or functions.
