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Definition of discriminator
: one that discriminates; especially : a circuit that can be adjusted to accept or reject signals of different characteristics (such as amplitude or frequency)
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As a rule, people are terrible discriminators of what care is needed and what’s not.
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One is a generator that concocts images, the other a discriminator that tries to spot any flaws that would give away the manipulation, forcing the generator to get better.
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