discriminative
/dɪˈskrɪmɪnətɪv/
adjective
- Able to show or make fine distinctions; serving to distinguish between things.
- The test uses discriminative questions to separate advanced students from beginners.
- The algorithm's discriminative power allows it to identify spam emails with great accuracy.
- Dogs have a highly discriminative sense of smell that can tell apart different people.
- Relating to or involving unfair treatment based on group membership.
- They spoke out against the discriminative practices in the housing market.
- The report highlighted discriminative attitudes that still exist in some schools.
- The discriminative policies of the past have left lasting scars on the community.
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