Definition:Distinct

Of two or more objects
The same thing as different.

$$x$$ and $$y$$ are distinct iff $$x \ne y$$.

If $$x$$ and $$y$$ are distinct, then that means they can be distinguished, or identified as being different from each other.

Or we can say that a distinction can be made between $$x$$ and $$y$$.

Of a single object
An element of a particular set of objects is deemed to be distinct if is endowed with a property that the other elements do not possess.