discriminability

noun

dis·​crim·​i·​na·​bil·​i·​ty di-ˌskri-mə-nə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

plural discriminabilities

1

: the quality of being discriminable

2

: the ability to discriminate

Examples of discriminability in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An analysis of odor structure-activity relationships suggests that a combination of molecular structural properties rather than a single molecular feature may be responsible for the discriminability of enantiomers. — Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2013

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1901, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for discriminability

• communicability
• comprehensibility
• deliverability
• differentiability
• impenetrability
• impermeability
• impracticability
• inaccessibility
• inadmissibility
• inapplicability
• incompatibility
• indestructibility

Medical Definition

discriminability

noun

dis·​crim·​i·​na·​bil·​i·​ty dis-ˌkrim-ə-nə-ˈbil-ət-ē 

plural discriminabilities

1

: the quality of being distinguishable

the discriminability of two stimuli

2

: the ability to distinguish between different stimuli

loss of discriminability for blue-yellow differences

discriminable

-ˈkrim-ə-nə-bəl 

adjective