While thereâs no doubt asbestos exposure is the leading cause of pleural plaque, both asbestos groups are equally capable of bringing on this situation. This issue is not like other asbestos-exposure issues where one fiber classification is known to be far more dangerous than the other.
differentiation. n. 1. the act, process, or result of differentiating. 2. (Mathematics) maths an operation used in calculus in which the derivative of a function or variable is determined; the inverse of integration. See integration 6.
Magmatic differentiation. a process by which rocks of varying composition can arise from a uniform parent magma. Various minerals crystallize at different temperatures, and the composition of the magma changes as it is depleted of the chemical elements withdrawn to make the crystallized minerals. Partial melting.