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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Their findings show that two distinct groups of neurons store content and context separately, then coordinate their activity to form complete memories.
From Science Daily
"These evolutionarily distinct lineages are important to name," said Bud Freeman.
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As this happens, elements such as oxygen produce distinct, narrow lines of light that can be measured.
From Science Daily
It also proposed distinct bodies to govern them and a new disciplinary court.
From BBC
Different superconducting states react in distinct ways when a crystal is stretched, compressed, or twisted.
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