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discriminant
noun dis·crim·i·nant \-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
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First Known Use of DISCRIMINANT
circa 1948
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