Literary notes about distinctive (AI summary)
In literature the term "distinctive" functions as a marker of uniqueness, highlighting those particular characteristics that set a subject apart from its peers. Authors use it to draw attention to the unusual or defining attributes of a phenomenon, whether by noting the singular anatomical structure of an organism [1] or emphasizing the unique features of polarized light [2]. It can also underscore the inherent traits of human behavior or societal structures, as when the balanced thrusts of Gothic architecture and the unmistakable marks of cultural identity are detailed [3, 4]. Moreover, thinkers and literary figures have employed "distinctive" to capture subtle nuances in individual temperament and artistic style, guiding readers to understand what makes one element notably different from another [5, 6].
- The cœloma or body-cavity has some very important and distinctive features in the Amphioxus.
— from Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie - Distinctive characters of light completely or partially polarized.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - And then, of course, there is the bell—which is the most distinctive feature of the case.
— from The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - Consensus even more than co-operation or corporate action is the distinctive mark of human society.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - As Rouseau said: "Each individual is born with a distinctive temperament.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey - But if the soul does not have the distinctive characteristics of the spirit, it acquires them, at least in part, at death.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim
