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# distinct

«distinct» in Mova's school dictionary: **Clearly different or separate from something else: two…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (distinct, more distinct, most distinct)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Clearly different or separate from something else: two distinct groups. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distinct/#m1)

2) Easy to see, hear, smell or notice; clear: a distinct smell of smoke. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distinct/#m2)

3) Definite; real: a distinct chance of rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distinct/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In maths «distinct» means different from each other — «three distinct numbers» means no two are the same; in science animals are sorted into distinct groups; in everyday life you notice a distinct sound or smell. Phrases: «distinct from», «a distinct possibility», «quite distinct».

### examples

- Choose three distinct numbers that add up to 10. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distinct/#x1)
- A frog and a toad are distinct animals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distinct/#x2)
- There was a distinct smell of burning toast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distinct/#x3)
- Her voice was clear and distinct. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distinct/#x4)
- There is a distinct chance of snow tonight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distinct/#x5)
- The two words sound alike but have distinct meanings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distinct/#x6)
- How many distinct letters are in the word «banana»? (3: b, a, n) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distinct/#x7)
- They may be divided into three distinct classes, viz., water, mountain, and tree or wood nymphs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distinct/#x8)

### note

Do not confuse with «distinctive» (special, easy to recognise as belonging to one thing: a distinctive voice) or «extinct» (no longer living). In maths, «distinct» means no repeats: the distinct numbers in 2, 2, 5 are 2 and 5, so there are 2 of them.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «distinct» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distinct/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.