DISCRIMINANT Definition & Meaning

discriminant

[ dih-skrim-uh-nuhnt ]

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noun

Mathematics.

a relatively simple expression that determines some of the properties, as the nature of the roots, of a given equation or function.

discriminant

/ ��ɪˈ��ɪ��ɪ��ə�Գ� /

noun

an algebraic expression related to the coefficients of a polynomial equation whose value gives information about the roots of the polynomial
b² – 4ac is the discriminant of ax² + bx + c = 0

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

�徱��·��·��·�Բ��·�ٲ�� [dis-krim-, uh, -, nan, -tl], adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of discriminant¹

First recorded in 1830–40; from Latin �徱��ī��Բ��Գ�-, stem of �徱��ī��Բ� “separating,” present participle of �徱��ī�� “to divide up, separate,” verb derived from �徱��ī�� (stem �徱��ī��- ) “separating line, distinction,” from �徱��ī- (variant stem of discernere; discern ) + -men, noun suffix

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The newly applied method uses both traditional phylogenetic analysis, discriminant analysis as well as machine learning.

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That track record makes it “a perfect discriminant for whether there is going to be a recession or not,” he said.

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To construct the three-way decoders, we used an established approach based on multiclass Fisher linear discriminant analysis that maximizes the ratio of the mean variances between the different classes to that within the individual classes21.

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"Unfortunately, many of these critics can get away with just suggesting that bombing more, or being less discriminant in how we approach that, would make a difference," he said.

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In the meantime, some sort of rule is necessary, and testosterone appears to be the democracy of sex discriminants: the worst except for all the others.

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