PoliticsAugust 15, 2026

undifferentiated

un-dif-uh-REN-shee-ay-ted

Definition

Not divided or distinguished into different parts or types; lacking internal variety or distinct individual characteristics.

Etymology

The word is derived from the prefix 'un-' (not) combined with 'differentiate,' which comes from the Latin 'differentia' (difference), meaning a separation or distinction.

In the news

In the context of the article, Marx argues that a worker's labor-power is not sold as an undifferentiated, uniform quantity, but as a specific capacity for work that creates value beyond the cost of wages.

From Marx to Weber and Marcuse: Alienation, Rationalisation and the Continuing Critique of Capitalism

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