Definition of difference for English Language Learners. : 1  the quality that makes one person or thing unlike another. : 2  something that people do not agree about : a disagreement in opinion. : 3  the degree or amount by which things differ.
The term Honours degree has different meanings for different degrees. Most commonly it is an award in connection with undergraduate bachelor's degree variations.ery rarely is the term used for the master's degree; for example, the four-year undergraduate degree at Ancient Scottish universities is abbreviated MA (Hons).
Honours degrees are sometimes indicated by Hons after the degree abbreviation, with various punctuation according to local custom, e.g. BA (Hons), B.A., Hons, etc. Examples of honours degree include the honors bachelor's degree in the United States, the bachelor's degree with honours in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and India, the honours bachelor's degree in Ireland, the honours bachelor's degree in Canada, and the bachelor honours degree in Australia.