discriminant
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Noun[edit]
discriminant (plural discriminants)
- (algebra) An 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).
- (geometry) The 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.
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in algebra
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Adjective[edit]
discriminant (comparative more discriminant, superlative most discriminant)
- Serving to discriminate.
Catalan[edit]
Verb[edit]
discriminant
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin discrīmināns.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
discriminant m (plural discriminanten, diminutive discriminantje n)
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
discriminant m (plural discriminants)
Further reading[edit]
- “discriminant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
discrīminant
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French discriminant.
Adjective[edit]
discriminant m or n (feminine singular discriminantă, masculine plural discriminanți, feminine and neuter plural discriminante)
Declension[edit]
Declension of discriminant
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | discriminant | discriminantă | discriminanți | discriminante | ||
definite | discriminantul | discriminanta | discriminanții | discriminantele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | discriminant | discriminante | discriminanți | discriminante | ||
definite | discriminantului | discriminantei | discriminanților | discriminantelor |
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