Distinction

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
Distinction (sociology), a social force that places different values on different individuals
Distinct (mathematics)
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), Irish gelding, third in the 2005 Melbourne Cup
Distinction (song), song and album by The Suffrajets

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, awarded by the Chinese emperor
Order of Distinction, award in the Jamaican school honours system
in Austrian Bundesheer, German Bundeswehr and Norwegian Army synonym for rank insignia