discernible difference

collocation in English

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discernible
adjective
uk
/dɪˈsɜː.nə.bəl/us
/dɪˈsɝː.nə.bəl/
able to be seen ...
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difference
noun
uk
/ˈdɪf.ər.əns/us
/ˈdɪf.ɚ.əns/
the way in which two or more things which you are comparing are not ...
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(Definition ofdiscernibleanddifferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdiscernible difference

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There is no readilydiscernibledifferencein the size of the opposing constituencies and no way to know precisely how these groups were constituted.
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Is there anydiscernibledifferencebetween the two?
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There was nodiscernibledifferenceby age group in the rates of injury to any other examined body regions.
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There is nodiscernibledifferencein the crop patterns followed.
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There was hardly anydiscernibledifferencein yod deletion between males and females in the 50 age group.
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In terms of the pharmacological modulation of evoked currents, nodiscernibledifferencewas found using the different intracellular solutions.
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Thediscernibledifferencebetween a vehicle of an overall weight of 32 tons, as we have at the moment, and 40 tons is very small.
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From the point of view of the ordinary investing public, there is nodiscernibledifference.
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At this point, there is nodiscernibledifferencebetween them.
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In practice, there is often no longer anydiscernibledifferencebetween the two.
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There was nodiscernibledifferencein heart rate during game play and after.
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The onlydiscernibledifferencebetween them was the form of the frill.
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In a second study, there was nodiscernibledifferencein the amount of food consumed by crabs surviving declawing and control crabs.
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While the two are apparently unrelated as they have different surnames, they look like identical twins whose onlydiscernibledifferenceis the shape of their moustaches.
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Discernible differences in the babbling of infants according to target language.
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Unlike "ruislimppu", there is nodiscernibledifferencebetween the skin and the core of "ruisreikleip", as the dark outer color and the soft inner core are missing.
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The onlydiscernibledifferenceis the costume.
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Despite the protracted composition period, there was nodiscernibledifference, especially in the two symphonies, between the sections completed in the 1860s and those written much later.
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There are no discernible differences between such pieces and other trouvre works save that they were probably the recipients of prizes.
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Exterior changes were the only discernible differences, with a different grille and optional (plastic) wood panelling.
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