various differentiations; many distinctions
Rare, formal noun referring to the act or state of making many distinctions or classifying things into numerous categories. Not used in everyday conversation.
This philosophy book discusses the various differentiations of existence.
wide variety; great diversity; multifarious
Compound of 万 (many, myriad) and 別 (separate, distinction). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a learned Sino-Japanese term.