different between distinct vs discriminant
distinct
English
Etymology
From Middle English distincte, from Old French, from Latin distinctus, past participle of distinguere (“to distinguish”); see distinguish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?s?t??kt/
- Rhymes: -??kt
Adjective
distinct (comparative more distinct, superlative most distinct)
- Capable of being perceived very clearly.
- Different from one another (with the preferable adposition being "from").
- Noticeably different from others; distinctive.
- Separate in place; not conjunct or united; with from.
- (obsolete) Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.
- (obsolete) Marked; variegated.
Synonyms
- (capable of being perceived very clearly): clear, vivid; see also Thesaurus:distinct
- (different from one another): different, separate, several (obsolete)
- (noticeably different): characteristic, distinctive, prominent
- (separate in place): discrete, individual, noncontinuous, separate
- (distinguished): specified
- (marked): patterned; see also Thesaurus:marked
Antonyms
- (capable of being perceived very clearly): confusing, indistinct; see also Thesaurus:indistinct
- (different from one another): same, indistinguishable
Derived terms
- distinctly
- distinctness
Related terms
- distinction
- distinctive
- distinguish
- distinguished
- distinguishable
- distinguishness
- extinct
Translations
Further reading
- distinct in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- distinct in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin distinctus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dis.t??/, /dis.t??kt/
- Homophone: distincts
Adjective
distinct (feminine singular distincte, masculine plural distincts, feminine plural distinctes)
- distinct
- discrete
Related terms
- distinguer
Further reading
- “distinct” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French distinct, Latin distinctus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dis?tinkt/
Adjective
distinct m or n (feminine singular distinct?, masculine plural distinc?i, feminine and neuter plural distincte)
- distinct
Declension
Related terms
- distinctive
- distinc?ie
- distinge
Further reading
- distinct in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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discriminant
English
Noun
discriminant (plural discriminants)
- (algebra) An expression that gives information about the roots of a polynomial; for example, the expression D = b2 - 4ac determines whether the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are real and distinct (D > 0), real and equal (D = 0) or complex (D < 0).
- (geometry) The invariant (on the vector space of forms of degree d in n variables) that vanishes exactly when the corresponding hypersurface in Pn-1 is singular.
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
discriminant (comparative more discriminant, superlative most discriminant)
- Serving to discriminate.
Catalan
Verb
discriminant
- present participle of discriminar
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin discr?min?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d?s.kri.mi?n?nt/
- Hyphenation: dis?cri?mi?nant
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
discriminant m (plural discriminanten, diminutive discriminantje n)
- (algebra) discriminant
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dis.k?i.mi.n??/
Noun
discriminant m (plural discriminants)
- (mathematics) discriminant
Further reading
- “discriminant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Verb
discr?minant
- third-person plural present active indicative of discr?min?
Romanian
Etymology
From French discriminant.
Adjective
discriminant m or n (feminine singular discriminant?, masculine plural discriminan?i, feminine and neuter plural discriminante)
- discriminant
Declension
discriminant From the web:
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- what discriminant analysis
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