Individuation: alternatives and connections

The act of discriminating, distinguishing, or noting and marking differences.

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The act or process of secreting.

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A stroke; a touch.

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State of being distinctive.

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The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality; singularity.

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The quality or state of being singular; some character or quality of a thing by which it is distinguished from all, or from most, others; peculiarity.

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A particular or peculiar case; a particularity.

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Particularity.

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Undivided.

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Undivided.

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Not divided, or not to be divided; existing as one entity, or distinct being or object; single; one; as, an individual man, animal, or city.

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Not divided, or not to be divided; existing as one entity, or distinct being or object; single; one; as, an individual man, animal, or city.

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One only, as distinguished from more than one; consisting of one alone; individual; separate; as, a single star.

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One only, as distinguished from more than one; consisting of one alone; individual; separate; as, a single star.

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The quality of being individual; individuality; personality.

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The quality or state of being individual or constituting an individual; separate or distinct existence; oneness; unity.

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The act of individualizing; the state of being individualized; individuation.

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