distinguishing vs identification

distinguishing

noun
  • The act by which something is distinguished or told apart. 

adj
  • That serves to distinguish. 

identification

noun
  • The act of identifying (i.e., which one, which thing). 

  • The combination of identifying (which one, which thing) and validating the identity (proving or confirming it); identifying and authenticating viewed as a unitary concept in cognition. 

  • A feeling of support, sympathy, understanding, or belonging towards somebody or something. 

  • A particular instance of identifying something. 

  • A document or documents serving as evidence of a person's identity. 

  • The state of being identified. 

How often have the words distinguishing and identification occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )