distinct
Usage
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The adjective distinct implies a uniqueness that is clear and unmistakable: plans similar in objective but distinct in method. Diverse, in describing ideas or opinions, suggests degrees of difference that may be at odds or challenging to reconcile: diverse views on how the area should be zoned. Various stresses the multiplicity of sorts or instances of a thing or a class of things: various sorts of seaweed; busy with various duties. Different emphasizes separateness and dissimilarity: two different (or differing) versions of the same story.
Example Sentences
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The study highlights the importance of testing systems across many comparable but distinct conditions when evaluating evolvability, which Frati describes as the ability of a system to evolve to evolve.
From Science Daily
Ultimately, that puts owners of older properties at a distinct disadvantage.
New research from Penn State offers a detailed look at how chemical reactions in the Arctic atmosphere are unfolding, revealing that several distinct processes are interacting at the same time and reshaping the region's climate.
From Science Daily
Its history as a distinct region of Somalia dates back to nineteenth century colonial rule.
From BBC
Neurons from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients showed unusual firing spikes and timing changes across multiple electrical measurements, creating a distinct signature for each condition.
From Science Daily
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