If a person is referring to the biology of a person, the appropriate term to use would be "gender" whereas if the reference is to the person's conceptual understanding, the term that should be used is "sex."

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Sex is the term used to refer to biologically based distinctions, and gender is the term to use when the reference is to the person's conceptual understanding.

If a Person Is Referring to the Biology of a Person