Distinct

Distinct

Two or more things are distinct if no two of them are the same thing. In mathematics, two things are called distinct if they are not equal. In physics two things are distinct if they cannot be mapped to each other.

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Famous quotes containing the word distinct:

    “The most distinct and beautiful statement of any truth must take at last the mathematical form.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “To offend and judge are distinct offices,
    And of opposed natures.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “No parent should strive to be like another; just like our children, each of us is unique. And just as we love each of our children for being a special person, our children learn to love each of us for being a distinct parent and person.”
    —Saf Lerman (20th century)