Distinction
Part of speech: noun
Definition: That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor. The state of being distinguishable. A feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; being distinguished.
Example sentence: Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain - at least in a poor country like Russia - and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect.
Differentiation
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of differentiating.The act of distinguishing or describing a thing, by giving its different, or specific difference; exact definition or determination.The gradual formation or production of organs or parts by a process of evolution or development, as when the seed develops the root and the stem, the initial stem develops the leaf, branches, and flower buds; or in animal life, when the germ evolves the digestive and other organs and members, or when the animals as they advance in organization acquire special organs for specific purposes.(geology) The process of separation of cooling magma into various rock types.The process of determining the derived function of a function.
Example sentence: I went to boarding school in the country, so there's no real differentiation between family and friends. I went there from when I was 8 until I was 17 - it was insane. If you earn my friendship, you are my family, and I'll do anything for you.