A distinct sort or kind refers to a specific category or type that is unique and easily recognizable due to its defining characteristics or qualities that set it apart from others. It represents a clear classification within a broader group or system.

Patch leather isn't a distinct sort of leather; rather, it is a patchwork assemblage leather.

What sort of planning ?. The question is unclear. All languages have their own distinct entity and not comparable.

A perfect square has an odd number of distinct factors, because two of its factors are the same number.

It isn't so much gender as it is personality. All chameleons have very different and distinct personalities.