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discriminatory

dis·crim·i·na·to·ry [ di skrímmənə tàwree ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. unfairly treating: treating a person or group unfairly, especially because of prejudice about race, ethnicity, age, religion, or gender

2. statistically unbiased: describes a statistical test that is unbiased because the sampling procedure avoided the systematic distortion that could be introduced by an unrepresentative population


dis·crim·i·na·to·ri·ly adverb
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