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dis⋅crim⋅i⋅na⋅tor

  [di-skrim-uh-ney-ter]
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–noun
1. a person or thing that discriminates.
2. Electronics. a circuit in which the output is a function of some variation of an input signal from a fixed characteristic.
Origin:
1820–30; < LL; see discriminate, -tor
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dis·crim·i·na·tor   (dĭ-skrĭm'ə-nā'tər)   
n.  

  1. One that discriminates.

  2. Electronics A device that converts a property of an input signal, such as frequency or phase, into an amplitude variation, depending on how the signal differs from a standard or reference signal.

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