Discrimination vs. Differentiation

Discrimination vs. Differentiation — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Discrimination and Differentiation

Discriminationnoun

Discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things, with intent to understand rightly and make correct decisions.

Differentiationnoun

The act of differentiating.

Discriminationnoun

The act of recognizing the 'good' and 'bad' in situations and choosing good.

Differentiationnoun

The act of distinguishing or describing a thing, by giving its different, or specific difference; exact definition or determination.

Discriminationnoun

(sometimes discrimination against) Distinct treatment of an individual or group to their disadvantage; treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit; partiality; prejudice; bigotry.

sexual or racial discriminationreverse discrimination

Differentiationnoun

The gradual formation or production of organs or parts by a process of evolution or development, as when the seed develops the root and the stem, the initial stem develops the leaf, branches, and flower buds; or in animal life, when the germ evolves the digestive and other organs and members, or when the animals as they advance in organization acquire special organs for specific purposes.

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Discriminationnoun

The quality of being discriminating, acute discernment, specifically in a learning situation; as to show great discrimination in the choice of means.

Differentiationnoun

(geology) The process of separation of cooling magma into various rock types.

Discriminationnoun

That which discriminates; mark of distinction, a characteristic.

Differentiationnoun

(calculus) The process of determining the derived function of a function.

Discriminationnoun

unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice

Differentiationnoun

a discrimination between things as different and distinct;

it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation
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Discriminationnoun

the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished

Differentiationnoun

the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function

Differentiationnoun

(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function;

cell differentiation in the developing embryo