1the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex:victims of racial discriminationdiscrimination against homosexuals
2recognition and understanding of the difference between one thing and another:discrimination between right and wrong [count noun]:young children have difficulties in making fine discriminations
the ability to judge what is of high quality; good judgement or taste:those who could afford to buy showed little taste or discrimination
Psychology the ability to distinguish between different stimuli: [as modifier]:discrimination learning
3 Electronics the selection of a signal having a required characteristic, such as frequency or amplitude, by means of a discriminator.
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Definition of discrimination in the US English dictionary
