Distinction vs. Classification — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Distinction and Classification
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Distinction
The act of distinguishing; differentiation
Economists making an ongoing distinction between domestic and foreign markets.
Classification
The action or process of classifying something
The classification of disease according to symptoms
Distinction
The condition or fact of being dissimilar or distinct; difference
"the crucial distinction between education and indoctrination" (A. Bartlett Giamatti).
Classification
The act, process, or result of classifying.
Distinction
A distinguishing factor, attribute, or characteristic
A legal system blind to distinctions of race, gender, and class.
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Classification
A category or class.
Distinction
Excellence or eminence, as of performance, character, or reputation
A diplomat of distinction.
Classification
(Biology) The systematic grouping of organisms into categories on the basis of evolutionary or structural relationships between them; taxonomy.
Distinction
A special quality or accomplishment conferring uniqueness or honor
Has the distinction of being the tallest in his class.
Classification
The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.
Distinction
Recognition of achievement or superiority; honor
Graduated with distinction.
Classification
The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or affinities.
Distinction
An award or honor given to someone for outstanding achievement
Won many distinctions while in the military.
Classification
The act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
Distinction
That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.
Classification
A group of people or things arranged by class or category
Distinction
The act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination.
There is a distinction to be made between resting and slacking.
Classification
The basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
Distinction
Specifically, a feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; being distinguished.
She had the distinction of meeting the Queen.
Classification
Restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people
Distinction
A marking off by visible signs; separation into parts; division.
The distinction of tragedy into acts was not known.
Distinction
The act of distinguishing or denoting the differences between objects, or the qualities by which one is known from others; exercise of discernment; discrimination.
To take away therefore that error, which confusion breedeth, distinction is requisite.
Distinction
That which distinguishes one thing from another; distinguishing quality; sharply defined difference; as, the distinction between real and apparent good.
The distinction betwixt the animal kingdom and the inferior parts of matter.
Distinction
Estimation of difference; regard to differences or distinguishing circumstance.
Maids, women, wives, without distinction, fall.
Distinction
Conspicuous station; eminence; superiority; honorable estimation; as, a man of distinction.
Your country's own means of distinction and defense.
Distinction
A discrimination between things as different and distinct;
It is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation
Distinction
High status importance owing to marked superiority;
A scholar of great eminence
Distinction
A distinguishing quality;
It has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town
Distinction
A distinguishing difference;
He learned the distinction between gold and lead
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