Unique vs Distinct keyword in Oracle

Question

I am a bit confused about the uses of these words. I have a table with he following columns: SITE, LAT, LONG, NAME, ......

I want results with unique (or is it disti

Answer 1

select unique colA, colB from atable

select distinct colA, colB from atable

In this context, unique and distinct mean the same thing.

Distinct however is ANSI standard, whereas unique is not.

Please note that unique has many other meanings when used in other area's ie index creation etc.