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Particularity vs Distinctiveness - What's the difference?

particularity | distinctiveness |

As nouns the difference between particularity and distinctiveness

is that particularity is (uncountable) the condition of being particular; attention to detail; fastidiousness while distinctiveness is the quality of being distinctive, individual or discrete.

particularity

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The condition of being particular; attention to detail; fastidiousness
  • (countable) A particular thing; a peculiarity

    • distinctiveness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality of being distinctive, individual or discrete
  • Something which distinguishes something from anything else