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dis⋅crim⋅i⋅na⋅tion
[di-skrim-uh-ney-shuh
n] 
–noun
| 1. | an act or instance of discriminating. |
| 2. | treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit: racial and religious intolerance and discrimination. |
| 3. | the power of making fine distinctions; discriminating judgment: She chose the colors with great discrimination. |
| 4. | Archaic. something that serves to differentiate. |
Related forms:
dis⋅crim⋅i⋅na⋅tion⋅al, adjective
Synonyms:
3. discernment, taste, acumen, perception.
3. discernment, taste, acumen, perception.
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Discrimination
Dis*crim`i*na"tion\, n. [L. discriminatio the contrasting of opposite thoughts.]1. The act of discriminating, distinguishing, or noting and marking differences. To make an anxious discrimination between the miracle absolute and providential. --Trench. 2. The state of being discriminated, distinguished, or set apart. --Sir J. Reynolds. 3. (Railroads) The arbitrary imposition of unequal tariffs for substantially the same service. A difference in rates, not based upon any corresponding difference in cost, constitutes a case of discrimination. --A. T. Hadley. 4. The quality of being discriminating; faculty of nicely distinguishing; acute discernment; as, to show great discrimination in the choice of means. 5. That which discriminates; mark of distinction. Syn: Discernment; penetration; clearness; acuteness; judgment; distinction. See Discernment.
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Main Entry: dis·crim·i·na·tion
Pronunciation: dis-"krim-&-'nA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the process by which two stimulidiffering in some aspect are responded to differently : DIFFERENTIATION
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discrimination
in psychology, the ability to perceive and respond to differences among stimuli. It is considered a more advanced form of learning than generalization (q.v.), the ability to perceive similarities, although animals can be trained to discriminate as well as to generalize.
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