discriminant
discriminant
[dɪˈskrɪmɪnənt]
noun
[dɪˈskrɪmɪnənt]
noun
- an agent or characteristic that enables things, people, or classes to be distinguished from one another
可资辨别的因素（或特点）
anaemia is commonly present in patients with both conditions, and is therefore not a helpful discriminant.
有这两种病症的病人都会发生贫血，因此这不能作为一个有用的辨别因素。
■(Mathematics)a function of the coefficients of a polynomial equation whose value gives information about the roots of the polynomial
(数)判别式。 参见 discriminant function
- mid 19th cent. (in the sense 'showing discernment'): from Latin discriminant- 'distinguishing between', from the verb discriminare (see discriminate)
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