noun (n)

• the state of being several and distinct(noun.state)

  Synonym:
  discreteness, distinctness, severalty
  

  source: wordnet30
• political independence(noun.state)

  Example:
  Seeking complete political separateness for Taiwan.
  

  source: wordnet30
• the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known(noun.attribute)

  Synonym:
  distinctness, otherness
  

  source: wordnet30