What is the Difference of Two Squares in this Expression?

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is this a difference of two squares?

$\displaystyle x^{\frac{1}{4}}-y^{\frac{1}{4}}$
 
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Yes, if you write it as:

$$\left(x^{\frac{1}{8}} \right)^2-\left(y^{\frac{1}{8}} \right)^2$$