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[ adjective ] (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality
Synonyms Examples "plants of several distinct types" "the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses" "management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees" Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)London explains that the very distinct directional effect in the Phase 4 series is due in large part to their novel methods of microphoning and recording the music on a number of separate tape channels . (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)The idea of community and the idea of spirit are two distinct and separable ideas . (Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)Three distinct classes of loans are made available to farmers ' cooperatives by the Banks_for_Cooperatives : (Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)Although there were only four fluids tested , it was apparent that there were two distinct types . (Kenneth Hoffman and Ray Kunze, Linear Al...)We can do this through the characteristic values and vectors of T in certain special cases , i.e. , when the minimal polynomial for T factors over the scalar_field F into a product of distinct monic_polynomials of degree 1 . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined
Examples "a distinct flavor" "a distinct odor of turpentine" "a distinct outline" "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette" "distinct fingerprints" Used in print (Tom F. Driver, "Beckett by the Madeleine,"...)The features of his face are distinct , but not fine . (John F. Hayward, "Mimesis and Symbol in the Arts"...)Experience is not seen , as it is in classical rationalism , as presenting us initially with clear and distinct objects simply located in space and registering their character , movements , and changes on the tabula_rasa of an uninvolved intellect . In this respect experience is broader and full of a richer variety of potential meanings than the mind of man or any of his arts or culture are capable of making clear and distinct . (William C. Smith, "Why Fear Ideas?"...)Of_course , there must be clarity : a single distinct impression is more valuable than many fuzzy ones . (George Harmon Coxe, Error of Judgement....)The discarded papers inside were sodden , there was a glint of liquid at the bottom , and the smell of whisky was strong and distinct . Related terms indistinct crisp chiseled chiseled clear razor-sharp defined knifelike crystalline clear precise definite |
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[ adjective ] constituting a separate entity or part
Synonyms Examples "a government with three discrete divisions" "on two distinct occasions" Used in print ("Editorials"...)The weekly loss is partly counterbalanced by 500 arrivals each_week from West_Germany , but the hard truth , says Crossman , is that `` The closing_off of East_Berlin without interference from the West and with the use only of East_German , as distinct from Russian , troops was a major Communist victory , which dealt West_Berlin a deadly , possibly a fatal , blow . Related terms |
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