| verb | mark as different “We distinguish several kinds of maple” |
| distinction | noun | a discrimination between things as different and distinct |
| difference | noun | a variation that deviates from the standard or norm |
| difference | noun | the quality of being unlike or dissimilar |
| differentiation | noun | a discrimination between things as different and distinct |
| differentiator | noun | a person who (or that which) differentiates |