discriminative

American  

[dih-skrim-uh-ney-tiv, -nuh-tiv] / dɪˈskrɪm əˌneɪ tɪv, -nə tɪv /

adjective

1. constituting a particular quality, trait, or difference; characteristic; notable.

2. making distinctions; discriminating. discriminating.

3. discriminatory.

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Other Word Forms

• discriminatively adverb
• nondiscriminative adjective
• nondiscriminatively adverb

Etymology

Origin of discriminative

First recorded in 1630–40; discriminate + -ive

Example Sentences

They plug the generative model into standard statistical formulas to directly construct a classifier instead of learning it from samples, as was done with discriminative approaches.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2024

Our skin gives us the power of discriminative touch, which allows us to feel the pressure, texture and vibration of objects.

From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2023

Light touch, also known as discriminative touch, is a light pressure that allows the location of a stimulus to be pinpointed.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

"I would like to reinforce that I do not and will not condone discriminative language or behaviour of any kind aimed at the Jewish community or any other community."

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2022

He had paid especial attention to political economy, and looked with disgust upon the whole barbaric system of discriminative duties and commercial monopolies which had been so largely instrumental in bringing about the American Revolution.

From The Critical Period of American History by Fiske, John