Meanings
noundiscriminant (plural discriminants)
plural discriminants
- algebraAn expression that gives information about the roots of a polynomial; for example, the expression D = b² - 4ac determines whether the roots of the quadratic equation ax² + bx + c = 0 are real and distinct (D > 0), real and equal (D = 0) or complex (D < 0).
- geometryThe invariant (on the vector space of forms of degree d in n variables) that vanishes exactly when the corresponding hypersurface in Pⁿ⁻¹ is singular.
adjectivediscriminant (comparative more discriminant, superlative most discriminant)
comparative more discriminant · superlative most discriminant
- Serving to discriminate.
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 判別式, 判别式
- 判別式in algebra
- 判别式in algebra
Chinese Mandarin 判別式 /判别式
- 判別式 /判别式 (pànbiéshì)in algebra
Czech diskriminant
- diskriminantin algebra
Danish diskriminant
- diskriminantin algebra
Finnish diskriminantti
- diskriminanttiin algebra
French discriminant
- discriminantin algebra
Greek διακρίνουσα
- διακρίνουσα (diakrínousa)in algebra
Hungarian diszkrimináns
- diszkriminánsin algebra
Japanese 判別式
- 判別式 (hanbetsushiki)in algebra
Persian مبین
- مبین (mobayyen)in algebra
Polish wyróżnik
- wyróżnikin algebra
Romanian discriminant
- discriminantin algebra
Russian дискримина́нт
- дискримина́нт (diskriminánt)in algebra
Spanish discriminante
- discriminantein algebra
Swedish diskriminant
- diskriminantin algebra
Tagalog talangi
- talangiin algebra
Thai ดิสคริมิแนนต์
- ดิสคริมิแนนต์in algebra
Cite this entry
APA
discriminant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discriminant
MLA
“discriminant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discriminant. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “discriminant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discriminant.
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