distinguishability

Ability to differentiate

Distinguishability is the quality of being able to be told apart from something else.

Two things have distinguishability when their differences are perceptible: The twins' distinguishability decreased as they got older.

In technical contexts—physics, statistics, information theory—distinguishability often refers to whether states or signals can be differentiated given measurement limitations.

perceptibility

discernibility

Quality of being noticeable

observability · salience · conspicuousness · prominence · obviousness · manifestness · recognizability · perceptibility · legibility · audibility

identity

individuality

Unique personal character

specificity · characteristic · selfhood · discreteness · separateness · autonomy · signature · fingerprint

differentiation

contrast

Notable difference between things

delineation · segregation · classification · categorization · comparison · divergence · disparity · discrepancy · nuance · gradation

clarity

definition

Statement of meaning

crispness · focus · acuity · refinement · articulation · intelligibility · comprehensibility · lucidity · explicitness · coherence

Opposites
perceptual/cognitive differentiation

distinguishabilityindistinguishability

State of being identical

sameness · identicalness · indistinctness · uniformity · homogeneity

categorical clarity

distinguishabilityindistinguishability

State of being identical

undifferentiation · uniformity · homogeneity · conflation · sameness

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