The phrase "a distinctive number" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a number that is unique or serves to identify something specifically.
Example: "Each participant in the study was assigned a distinctive number to ensure anonymity."
Alternatives: "a unique identifier" or "a specific number".
They're all overshadowed by Edward Hibbert who plays the narrator and delivers the one distinctive number, a novelty piece called "Love and Real Estate" with his usual aplomb.
It's a modest, unimposing car that would, except for its distinctive number plates, elicit little attention.
This division takes into account the fact that species within each of the four major clades share a number of characteristics, most importantly a distinctive diploid chromosome number [2], [3], [8]: Hoolock (2n = 38), Hylobates (2n = 44), Symphalangus (2n = 50) and Nomascus (2n = 52).
This division is now widely accepted and takes into account the fact that species within each of the four major clades share a number of characteristics, most importantly a distinctive diploid chromosome number: Hoolock (2n = 38), Hylobates (2n = 44), Symphalangus (2n = 50) and Nomascus (2n = 52) [ 8].
The Kate Spade scallop, a distinctive feature across a number of Kate Spade products from bags to clothing to iPhone cases, is featured on the face of the watch.
With an otherworldly vocal by Hercules' pal Antony Hegarty, "Blind" is a distinctive, classic-sounding disco number, its churning rhythm reminiscent of "Magnifique" by Magnifique.
The two investigated ovarian cancer cell lines showed a distinctive difference in the number of expressed MMPs (2 vs. 10).
As a result, it is important to define what constitutes a distinctive presence or sufficient numbers of hemophagocytic histiocytes in bone marrow in order to diagnose hemophagocytic syndrome.
At room temperature, spastin mutants have a distinctive NMJ morphology, with greater numbers of smaller synaptic boutons, which are sometimes arrayed in grape-like 'bunches' and contain only sparse microtubules (Fig. 4A) (Sherwood et al., 2004; Du et al., 2010; Ozdowski et al., 2011).
Pratchett is known for a distinctive writing style that includes a number of characteristic hallmarks.
