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discriminant

discriminant

1 8.2
A value or formula that helps decide which group an item belongs to
  • noun
  • /dɪsˈkrɪmɪnənt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : discriminante
  • The researchers used a discriminant to effectively classify the different types of fruit based on their measurements.
  • discriminant function
  • Discriminant analysis
  • discriminant validity

Examples

  • Simple machine learning algorithms, such as discriminant analysis, will enable us to extract features from data.

    Academic text (2011)

  • In general, the discriminant functions accurately classified 56.8% of student-athletes into the four groups.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The results of the multiple discriminant analysis are displayed in Table 2.

    Academic text (2008)

  • So it's going to basically become sensitive to discriminant and diagnostic information.

  • Cross-validation of the discriminant function obtained in this study remains to be done.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The convergent and discriminant validity of the academic resilience scale was determined.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Determine if the brief measure exhibits acceptable convergent and discriminant validity.

    Academic text (2015)

  • In summary, the four health-related quality of life measures showed sound convergent and discriminant validity.

    Academic text (2015)

  • For Phase 1, the discriminant function classified 78.6% of the sample correctly as TLD or PLI.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The construct validity was examined by investigating the convergent validity and discriminant validity.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

differentiator
vsdiscriminant
3 7.2

A quality that makes one product, person, or idea different

is a technical numeric or functional tool used to separate groups in data
classifier
vsdiscriminant
  • Specialized
1 7.1

A computer program that puts data into groups automatically

is a function or numeric rule that separates groups rather than a full algorithm
discriminator
vsdiscriminant
  • Specialized
8.1

A computer model that learns to tell real from fake data

is a general function used to separate groups, not just real versus fake

Surface Forms

discriminant singular
discriminants plural

Morphology

discriminant = discriminate (transparent) = discriminate + ant

The sense 'a value or function used to distinguish or classify items' follows directly from the verb meaning plus the nominal '-ant' formation.

Etymology

Discriminant comes from the verb discriminate, which means 'to tell apart' or 'separate'. So in statistics and machine learning a discriminant is a score or function that helps 'separate' or classify items into different groups.