discriminative

/dɪˈskrɪmɪnətɪv/
adjective
  1. 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.
  2. 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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