👉 Subdistinctiveness, also known as sub-distinguishability or sub-distinguishedness, is a concept in linguistics and philosophy that refers to the difference between two or more distinct linguistic units. These units may have different meanings or can be considered "subaltern" (sub-differently) from each other. In essence, it means that the meaning of one unit cannot be determined solely by its relation to others. For example, if a sentence is written with "I live in New York"
