There is no essential difference that makes Linux From Scratch not a distribution. None. Some distros come with a lot of stuff. Some with very little. That it

There is no essential difference that makes Linux From Scratch not a distribution. None. Some distros come with a lot of stuff. Some with very little. That it can be used to make another distro has NO BEARING on this. What would you call that thing if it's not a distro? What is that noun?