Distinction, distinct or distinctive may refer to: *

Distinction (philosophy) Distinction, the fundamental philosophical abstraction, involves the recognition of difference. In classical philosophy, there were various ways in which things could be distinguished. The merely logical or virtual distinction, such as the differ ...

, the recognition of difference * Formal distinction * Distinction (law), a principle in international law governing the legal use of force in an armed conflict *

Distinction (sociology) In sociology, distinction is a social force whereby people use various strategies—consciously or not—to differentiate and distance themselves from others in society, and to assign themselves greater value in the process. In '' Distinction: A S ...

, a social force that places different values on different individuals *

Distinct (mathematics) In mathematics, equality is a relationship between two quantities or, more generally two mathematical expressions, asserting that the quantities have the same value, or that the expressions represent the same mathematical object. The equality be ...

* Distinctive feature, a concept in linguistics * ''Distinción'', in Spanish, separating consonantal sounds, see Phonological history of Spanish coronal fricatives * The Hua–Yi distinction, the difference between ''China'' (Hua) and barbarian outsiders (Yi), applied culturally and ethnically * '' Distinction (book)'', a book by Pierre Bourdieu *

Distinction (horse) Distinction, distinct or distinctive may refer to: * Distinction (philosophy), the recognition of difference * Formal distinction * Distinction (law), a principle in international law governing the legal use of force in an armed conflict * Distinc ...

, Irish gelding, third in the

2005 Melbourne Cup The 2005 Melbourne Cup was the 145th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over , was held on 1 November 2005 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse. It was won by Makybe Diva at the age of ...

Distinction (song) Distinction, distinct or distinctive may refer to: * Distinction (philosophy), the recognition of difference * Formal distinction * Distinction (law), a principle in international law governing the legal use of force in an armed conflict * Distinc ...

, song and album by

The Suffrajets The Suffrajets were a British all girl four-piece rock band formed by Alex Gillings and Gemma Clarke. The last line-up was Alex Gillings (rhythm guitar), Gemma Clarke (drums), Claire Wakeman (lead guitar, vocals) and Lulu Small ( bass). The ba ...

Awards and honors

* an Award or quality of an award recipient * Latin honors, indications of relative achievement among academic degree recipients * Any one of the

Nine Distinctions The nine bestowments () were awards given by Chinese emperors to officials, ostensibly to reward them for their accomplishments. While the nature of the bestowments was probably established during the Zhou Dynasty, there was no record of anyone r ...

, awarded by the Chinese emperor * Order of Distinction, award in the Jamaican school honours system * in Austrian Bundesheer,

German Bundeswehr The ''Bundeswehr'' (, meaning literally: ''Federal Defence'') is the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The ''Bundeswehr'' is divided into a military part (armed forces or ''Streitkräfte'') and a civil part, the military part con ...

and Norwegian Army synonym for ''rank insignia''

Awards and honors

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