discriminator
Americannoun
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a person or thing that discriminates.
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Electronics. a circuit in which the output is a function of some variation of an input signal from a fixed characteristic.
noun
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an electronic circuit that converts a frequency or phase modulation into an amplitude modulation for subsequent demodulation
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an electronic circuit that has an output voltage only when the amplitude of the input pulses exceeds a predetermined value
Etymology
Origin of discriminator
From Late Latin, dating back to 1820–30; see origin at discriminate, -tor
Example Sentences
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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 ● Nov. 25, 2024
Ultimately, the discriminator was unable to distinguish a real face from a fake one.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 14, 2022
“This turned out to be a very reliable discriminator for both authors’ styles.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 26, 2019
GANs are two part networks, formed of both a generator and a discriminator.
From The Verge ● Apr. 5, 2019
He has all the dramatic talent which Scott has, and all the passion which Scott has not, and he appears to me to be besides a far profounder discriminator of character.
From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir
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