(behavioral psychology) A stimulus, associated with reinforcement or punishment, that exerts control over a particular form of behavior; the subject discriminates between closely related stimuli and elicits a specific behavior more frequently or less frequently only in the presence of that stimulus.

plural of discriminant function

(mathematics) A function used to predict a categorical dependent variable by one or more continuous or binary independent variables.

Discrimination on grounds of race or ethnicity.

(law, ethics, public policy) The policy or practice of discriminating against members of a designated group which has in the past unfairly received preferential treatment in social, legal, educational, or employment situations, with the intention of benefiting one or more other groups (such as racial, disabled, or gender groups) that have previously been discriminated against.

Being the subject of discrimination in society.

The practice or habit of discriminating against oneself; being too hard upon oneself.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of price discriminate

(economics) The practice of charging different prices to different categories of consumers.

simple past tense and past participle of price discriminate