異なる

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 異なる (ことなる) is an intransitive verb meaning that things are not the same. The examples use dictionary 異なる and connective 異なって.
• Basic usage: 作り方によって味が異なる varies the result by method; 予想とは異なって marks a result that departs from an expectation.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Variation by condition and departure from expectation
  • The comparison basis appears as によって in the first sentence and とは in the second. 異なって is a connective inflection, not a separate headword.