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discriminant

dis·crim·i·nant [ diss krímmənənt ] (plural dis·crim·i·nants)


noun 
Definition:
 
mathematical relation: a relation between the coefficients a, b, and c of a mathematical expression of the form ax2 + bx + c = 0, used in the study of roots and other properties of the expression

[Mid-19th century. < Latin discriminant-, present participle of discriminare (see discriminate)]
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