Although oil paint was first used for Buddhist paintings by Indian and Chinese painters in western Afghanistan sometime between the fifth and tenth centuries, it did not gain popularity until the 15th century.
Definition of distinction - a difference or contrast between similar things or people, excellence that sets someone or something apart from others Definition of distinction - a difference or contrast between similar things or people, excellence that sets someone or something apart from others dictionary thesaurus
A: In mathematics the difference is the result of subtracting one number from another, and represents the operation of removing objects from a collection. Mathematicians use the term difference, because it shows by how much the two numbers in the subtraction problem differ.