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Webster 1913 Edition
Discrimination
Dis-crimˊi-na′tion
,Noun.
[L.
discriminatio
the contrasting of opposite thoughts.] 1.
The act of discriminating, distinguishing, or noting and marking differences.
To make an anxious
discrimination
between the miracle absolute and providential. Trench.
2.
The state of being discriminated, distinguished, or set apart.
Sir J. Reynolds.
3.
(Railroads)
The arbitrary imposition of unequal tariffs for substantially the same service.
A difference in rates, not based upon any corresponding difference in cost, constitutes a case of
discrimination
. A. T. Hadley.
4.
The quality of being discriminating; faculty of nicely distinguishing; acute discernment;
as, to show great
. discrimination
in the choice of means
Syn. – Discernment; penetration; clearness; acuteness; judgment; distinction. See
Discernment
. Webster 1828 Edition
Discrimination
DISCRIMINATION
,Noun.
1.
The act of distinguishing; the act of making or observing a difference; distinction; as the discrimination between right and wrong.2.
The state of being distinguished.3.
Mark of distinction.