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dis·crim·i·na·tion

dəˌskriməˈnāSH(ə)n/

noun

noun: discrimination; plural noun: discriminations

1. 1.

the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.

"victims of racial discrimination"

synonyms:prejudice, bias, bigotry, intolerance, narrow-mindedness, unfairness, inequity, favoritism, one-sidedness, partisanship; More

antonyms:impartiality

1. 2.

recognition and understanding of the difference between one thing and another.

"discrimination between right and wrong"

• the ability to discern what is of high quality; good judgment or taste.

"those who could afford to buy showed little taste or discrimination"

synonyms:discernment, judgment, perception, perceptiveness, perspicacity, acumen, astuteness, shrewdness, judiciousness, insight; More

• PSYCHOLOGY

the ability to distinguish between different stimuli.

"discrimination learning"

1. 3.

ELECTRONICS

the selection of a signal having a required characteristic, such as frequency or amplitude, by means of a discriminator that rejects all unwanted signals.