Although there is no absolute distinction between different areas of topology, the focus here is on general topology.

What empirical evidence is there that might persuade us to give credence to this sharp and absolute distinction?

But there is no absolute distinction between the two, only a convenient distribution of semantic responsibility.

When I ask, is the evil man inherently evil, I am supposing an absolute distinction that many people refuse to acknowledge.

Origen accepted an absolute distinction between clergy and laity.

There was, he insisted, an ancient and absolute distinction between clerics and lay people.

Few absolute distinctions were attempted, and some of those were deadpan.

There is no absolute distinction that separates "high" and "low" time preference, only comparisons with others either individually or in aggregate.

The advantage of this concept of function is that it avoids absolute distinctions between one kind of text and another.

As such, there is no absolute distinction between "real" and "virtual" particles.