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Definition of Distinctness
1. Noun. The quality of being sharp and clear.
Generic synonyms: Clarity, Clearness, Uncloudedness
Specialized synonyms: Definition, Discernability, Legibility, Focus
Derivative terms: Distinct, Distinct, Distinct, Sharp
Antonyms: Indistinctness, Softness
2. Noun. The state of being several and distinct.
Generic synonyms: Separation
Derivative terms: Discrete, Distinct, Separate, Separate
3. Noun. The quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known.
Generic synonyms: Difference
Attributes: Other
Derivative terms: Distinct, Other, Separate
Definition of Distinctness
1. n. The quality or state of being distinct; a separation or difference that prevents confusion of parts or things.
Definition of Distinctness
1. Noun. The property or degree of being distinct. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Distinctness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Distinctness
Literary usage of Distinctness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic by William Hamilton (1860)
"Thus, if the distinctness of a notion bears reference to that plurality which
constitutes its comprehension, in other words, to that which is contained in ..."
2. Improvement of the Understanding: Ethics and Correspondcence of Benedict de by Benedictus de Spinoza (1901)
"... in proportion to the distinctness wherewith it conceives itself and its own
power of activity. Proof. — A man does not know himself except through the ..."
3. Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection: A Series of Essays by Alfred Russel Wallace (1875)
"Instability of Varieties supposed to prove tlie permanent distinctness of Species.
ONE of the strongest arguments which have heen adduced to prove the ..."
4. Principles of Geology: Being an Attempt to Explain the Former Changes of the by Charles Lyell, Gérard Paul Deshayes (1832)
"... distinctness of species—Theory of the gradation in the intelligence of animals
as indicated by the facial angle—Dis« covery of ..."
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