Definition:Distinct/Plural

Definition
Two objects $x$ and $y$ are distinct $x \ne y$.

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

Also known as
Distinct means the same thing as different.

If $x$ and $y$ are distinct then:
 * a distinction can be made between $x$ and $y$
 * $x$ is distinct from $y$; $y$ is distinct from $x$; $x$ and $y$ are distinct from each other.

Also see

 * Definition:Equals
 * Definition:Topologically Distinguishable

Also see

 * : $\S 1$. Sets; inclusion; intersection; union; complementation; number systems