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discriminant

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

dis·crim·i·nant

noun \-ˈkri-mə-nənt\

Definition of DISCRIMINANT

: a mathematical expression providing a criterion for the behavior of another more complicated expression, relation, or set of relations

First Known Use of DISCRIMINANT

circa 1948

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