(uncountable, countable) Discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things, with the intent to understand rightly and make correct decisions.

(intransitive) To make distinctions. / To treat or affect differently, depending on differences in traits. / (intransitive, construed with against) To make decisions based on prejudice.

Having the difference marked; distinguished by certain tokens.

simple past tense and past participle of discriminate

Having or relating to the ability to discriminate between things. / (of an element, feature, attribute, etc.) Which serves to distinguish its bearer.

plural of discriminator

A person who discriminates or differentiates. / A test or variable, etc. that serves to distinguish between different things.

plural of discrimination

Involved in discrimination. / (palmistry) Applied to the line which marks the separation between the hand and the arm.

The state of being discriminated; distinctness.