(education) The distinction drawn by some language teachers between an "error" (a mistaken belief that a given usage or construction is correct; or, an incorrect use resulting from such a belief) and "a mistake" (an accidental use of a usage or construction despite knowing that it is incorrect).

(sociolinguistics) The distinction between a formal and an informal second-person pronoun in some languages.

plural of distinctive paper

(historical) A fine silk-threaded fibre paper used in the United States for bonds, etc.

Without distinction.