Discriminator

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  • noun. One that discriminates.
  • noun. A device that converts a property of an input signal, such as frequency or phase, into an amplitude variation, depending on how the signal differs from a standard or reference signal.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who discriminates.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who discriminates.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A person who discriminates or differentiates
  • noun. Any of several electronic devices that convert some property of a signal into an amplitude whose value is proportional to the difference between the value of the input signal and that of a standard
  • noun. A feature of the seller's offering that: 1) differs from a competitor's offering and 2) is important to this buyer
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a person who (or that which) differentiates
  • Word Usage
    "For the purposes of this Act, a person (in this subsection referred to as the discriminator) discriminates against another person (in this subsection referred to as the aggrieved person) on the ground of the marital status of the aggrieved person if, by reason of:"
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