point of difference; difference
Used to highlight specific differences between two or more things, often in comparisons or analyses.
Please clarify the points of difference between the two.
What are the differences between these two plans?
相違 is a more abstract noun meaning 'difference' or 'discrepancy', while 相違点 focuses on a concrete point of difference.
相違点 points out a difference between people or ideas, the opposite of 接点's sense of shared common ground.
point of similarity; resemblance
共通点 refers to shared features between things, while 相違点 refers to points where they differ.
Compound of 相違 (difference) and 点 (point). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'point of difference'.