discriminable

Thân thiện

The two shades of blue are easily discriminable.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Capable of being perceived or recognized as distinct or different: "discriminable" describes something that can be distinguished or differentiated from something else based on its characteristics.
   • Capable of being discriminated: This refers to the ability to make fine distinctions or to perceive differences between similar items.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The two shades of blue were barely discriminable under the dim light. (The two colors could hardly be told apart in the poor lighting.)
  • A good testing method should produce discriminable results for different skill levels. (The method should yield results that clearly distinguish between various levels of ability.)
  • The discriminable features of the species help biologists in classification. (The distinguishable traits assist scientists in categorizing the species.)

Advanced Usage

• In psychology and perception studies: The term is often used to describe stimuli that can be perceived as different by an observer.
  • The study measured the just-noticeable difference, the point at which two stimuli become discriminable.
• In data analysis or quality control: Used to describe measurable differences that can be reliably identified.
  • The new sensor provides discriminable data points that were previously indistinguishable.

Variants and Related Words

• Discriminate (verb): To recognize or perceive the difference between things; to make a distinction.
  • It is important to discriminate between fact and opinion.
• Discrimination (noun): The act of discriminating or the ability to make fine distinctions; unjust treatment based on prejudice.
  • Her discrimination in matters of taste is excellent. (Here, it refers to the ability to make fine judgments.)
• Discriminant (adjective/noun): Serving to distinguish; in mathematics, a quantity that determines the nature of the roots of an equation.
  • The discriminant function was used to classify the data.

Synonyms

• Distinguishable: Able to be recognized as different.
• Differentiable: Capable of being shown to be different.
• Perceivable: Able to be seen or understood.
• Discernible: Able to be seen or understood clearly; distinguishable.

Antonyms

• Indiscernible: Impossible to see or clearly distinguish.
• Indistinguishable: Not able to be identified as different or distinct.
• Identical: Exactly the same; not discriminable.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. capable of being discriminated
   • discriminable faults