Word: Discrimination
How to pronounce: dɪskrɪmɪˈneɪʃn
Noun
Definitions:
1. The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.
Example sentences: "Victims of racial discrimination"
2. Recognition and understanding of the difference between one thing and another.
Example sentences: "Discrimination between right and wrong"
3. The selection of a signal having a required characteristic, such as frequency or amplitude, by means of a discriminator that rejects all unwanted signals.
Example sentences: "The advantage of this technique over conventional one-photon fluorescence is better signal strength and discrimination using less light energy."
Synonyms:
differentiation
selectivity
demarcation
distinction
Antonyms:
equality
parity
Derivations:
discriminatory
discriminated
discriminating
discriminative
discriminate
discriminant
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Discrimination in Other Languages...
Spanish: Discriminación
German: Diskriminierung
French: Discrimination
Italian: Discriminazione
Turkish: Ayrımcılık
