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Distinction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Distinction , the fundamental philosophical abstraction, involves the recognition of two or more things being distinct, i.e. different. • Distinction (social) is a social force that places differe...
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Distinct - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Two or more things are distinct if no two of them are the same thing. In mathematics, two things are called distinct if they are not equal. A quadratic equation over the complex numbers sometimes ...
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2. high quality: excellence in quality or talent tailors of distinction; ... 3. something to be proud of: something done or given as a mark of respect or honor; I had the distinction of giving the opening address.
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A distinction, as opposed to a definition, is a functional criterion you can use to determine membership in either a set or its complement. That first sentence, for example, is itself a distinction. ... A distinction is a statement that is true for all definitions and instances that fit inside it, and false for all that don...
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Graduation with distinction is awarded to baccalaureate degree candidates with at least 60 credits (30 credits for associate degree candidates) earned at Penn State who have a minimum of a 3.5 cumulative grade-point average and are in the top 12% of a college's graduating class.
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