discriminator

American  

[dih-skrim-uh-ney-ter] / dɪˈskrɪm əˌneɪ tər /

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.

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discriminator British  

/ dɪˈskrɪmɪˌneɪtə /

noun

1. an electronic circuit that converts a frequency or phase modulation into an amplitude modulation for subsequent demodulation

2. an electronic circuit that has an output voltage only when the amplitude of the input pulses exceeds a predetermined value

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Etymology

Origin of discriminator

From Late Latin, dating back to 1820–30; discriminate, -tor

Example Sentences

The second "discriminator" network is then trained to distinguish between the real satellite imagery and the one synthesized by the first network.

From Science Daily

The ruling was based on a conclusion that labeling states as discriminators by relying on information half a century old was not supported.

From Seattle Times

The other network, known as a discriminator, trained on real images and then graded the generated output by comparing it with data on actual faces.

From Scientific American

“I think age is a very good discriminator in terms of risk … It makes for an easy way to administer vaccines without a large process of prioritizing patients.”

From Washington Times

“At some point or another, it’s not much of a discriminator anymore if you define a co-morbidity as something that almost everybody has,” Kass said.

From Washington Post