discriminator

[ dih-skrim-uh-ney-ter ]

/ dɪˈskrɪm əˌneɪ tər /

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noun

a person or thing that discriminates.

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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Origin of discriminator

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

Words nearby discriminator

discriminate, discriminating, discrimination, discrimination learning, discriminative, discriminator, discriminatory, discrown, discursion, discursive, discus

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How to use discriminator in a sentence

We need accountability for harm-doers, like sexual harassers and direct discriminators.
Good Intentions Are Not Enough. We Must Reset for a Fairer Future|Ellen Pao|October 1, 2021|Time
The generator then creates images from, essentially, nothing—data noise—and then passes them to the discriminator network.
This NFT Painting Is a Work of Art - Issue 104: Harmony|Arthur I. Miller|August 18, 2021|Nautilus
At first the generator creates formless blobs that are rejected by the discriminator.
This NFT Painting Is a Work of Art - Issue 104: Harmony|Arthur I. Miller|August 18, 2021|Nautilus
As the cycle is repeated over and over, the generator gets better at creating realistic images, while the discriminator gets better at picking out the fake ones.
This AI Uses Your Brain Activity to Create Fake Faces It Knows You’ll Find Attractive|Vanessa Bates Ramirez|March 18, 2021|Singularity Hub

“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.
All overweight D.C. residents will get priority for the coronavirus vaccine. Experts are skeptical.|Julie Zauzmer|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
And the tenderness of this relation has not escaped vox populi, that keen discriminator.
George Bowring - A Tale Of Cader Idris|R. D. Blackmore
It is a great discriminator of character, and sifts men like wheat.
Willing to Die|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Bulwer seemed to her, also, “a far more profound discriminator of character” than Scott.
The Brownings|Lilian Whiting
Ben thought they were palms; but Ben was wrong again, for he was no great discriminator of genus or species.
Ran Away to Sea|Mayne Reid
For Justice, though a late, is yet a scrupulous and unerring discriminator between right and wrong.
The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus|Ammianus Marcellinus

British Dictionary definitions for discriminator

discriminator

/ (dɪˈskrɪmɪˌneɪtə) /

noun

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

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

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