discriminatory
characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, race, skin color, national origin, religion, sex, gender, etc.: Discriminatory practices in housing historically led to racially segregated neighborhoods.They passed a discriminatory tax mainly impacting immigrants to the country.
Origin of discriminatory
1Other words from discriminatory
- dis·crim·i·na·to·ri·ly, adverb
- non·dis·crim·i·na·to·ry, adjective
- un·dis·crim·i·na·to·ry, adjective
Words that may be confused with discriminatory
- discriminating, discriminatory
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How to use discriminatory in a sentence
Section 5 gave control to the federal government when deciding whether state voting laws were constitutional and not discriminatory.
So we spent a lot of time trying to learn how algorithmic-based systems work, how AI works, and we actually have come to the point where we think we can now use technology to help diminish discriminatory outcomes.
AI has exacerbated racial bias in housing. Could it help eliminate it instead? | Katie McLean | October 20, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewGiven the reliance on web data, the researchers also need to figure out techniques for identifying and eradicating any embedded sexism, racism, and other discriminatory biases.
Facebook’s new polyglot AI can translate between 100 languages | Karen Hao | October 19, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewIn order to win over Democrats, he’d proposed getting rid of investor-state dispute settlement, which allows companies to sue governments in special courts over laws they perceive as discriminatory.
Robert Lighthizer Blew Up 60 Years of Trade Policy. Nobody Knows What Happens Next. | by Lydia DePillis | October 13, 2020 | ProPublicaA President who is committed to getting this pandemic under control must also commit to addressing historic environmental injustice, discriminatory pollution, and the impacts of the climate crisis on the poor and people of color.
The next President must tackle the intertwined crises of racial injustice and climate change | jakemeth | October 10, 2020 | Fortune
British Dictionary definitions for discriminatory
discriminative (dɪˈskrɪmɪnətɪv)
/ (dɪˈskrɪmɪnətərɪ, -trɪ) /
based on or showing prejudice; biased
capable of making fine distinctions
(of a statistical test) unbiased
Derived forms of discriminatory
- discriminatorily or discriminatively, adverb
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