Unterscheidung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- determination noun Firmness of purpose; the will to keep going despite difficulty.
- difference noun The way in which two or more things are unlike each other.
- differentiation noun The act or process of differentiating (generally, without a specialized sense).
- discrimination noun Unfair treatment of a person or group based on characteristics like race, gender, or age.
- distinction noun A difference or contrast between two things.
- resolution noun A firm decision to do or not do something.
Senses
Unterscheidung is used for these senses in English:
- determination The addition of a distinguishing feature to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent.
- difference (uncountable) The quality of being different.
- differentiation The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into categories; of describing a thing by illustrating how it is different from something else.
- discrimination (uncountable, countable) Discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things, with the intent to understand rightly and make correct decisions. [from early 17th c.]
- distinction (specifically) A feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; the quality of being distinguished.
- resolution The act of discerning detail.
determination — full definition
- noun Firmness of purpose; the will to keep going despite difficulty.
- noun The act of finding something out, or the official decision reached.
difference — full definition
- noun The way in which two or more things are unlike each other.
- noun A disagreement between people.
- noun The result you get by subtracting one number from another.
- noun A meaningful effect or change on a situation.