discriminability

noun dis·crim·i·na·bil·i·ty \-ˌkri-mə-nə-ˈbi-lə-tē\

plural dis·crim·i·na·bil·i·ties

Definition of DISCRIMINABILITY

: the quality of being discriminable

: the ability to discriminate

circa 1901

Medical Dictionary

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

plural dis·crim·i·na·bil·i·ties

: the quality of being distinguishable <the discriminability of two stimuli>

: the ability to distinguish between different stimuli <loss of discriminability for blue-yellow differences>

—dis·crim·i·na·ble \-ˈkrim-ə-nə-bəl\ adjective

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