2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Discrimination \Dis*crim`i*na"tion\, n. [L. discriminatio the
contrasting of opposite thoughts.]
1. The act of discriminating, distinguishing, or noting and
marking differences.
To make an anxious discrimination between the
miracle absolute and providential. --Trench.
2. The state of being discriminated, distinguished, or set
apart. --Sir J. Reynolds.
3. (Railroads) The arbitrary imposition of unequal tariffs
for substantially the same service.
A difference in rates, not based upon any
corresponding difference in cost, constitutes a case
of discrimination. --A. T.
Hadley.
4. The quality of being discriminating; faculty of nicely
distinguishing; acute discernment; as to show great
discrimination in the choice of means
5. That which discriminates; mark of distinction.
Syn: Discernment; penetration; clearness; acuteness;
judgment; distinction. See {Discernment}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
discrimination
n 1: unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of
prejudice [syn: {favoritism}, {favouritism}]
2: the cognitive process whereby differences between two or
more stimuli are perceived
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