discriminant
English
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Noun
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.
Derived terms
Translations
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Adjective
discriminant (comparative more discriminant, superlative most discriminant)
- Serving to discriminate.
Catalan
Verb
discriminant
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: dis‧cri‧mi‧nant
Noun
discriminant m (plural discriminanten, diminutive discriminantje n)
French
Pronunciation
Noun
discriminant m (plural discriminants)
Further reading
- “discriminant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) discrīminant
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