SpellRight › Spelling
Uncommondiscriminant
The correct spelling is discriminant.
How to pronounce discriminant
noun
Say it like: Dis-cri-min-ant
The correct spelling is discriminant. An expression that gives information about the roots of a polynomial; for example, the expression D = b2 - 4ac determines whether the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx +…
Usage Examples
No usage examples in context are available for this word.
Meanings
noun
- 1.An expression that gives information about the roots of a polynomial; for example, the expression D = b2 - 4ac determines whether the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are real and distinct (D > 0), real and equal (D = 0) or complex (D < 0).
- 2.The invariant (on the vector space of forms of degree d in n variables) that vanishes exactly when the corresponding hypersurface in Pn-1 is singular.
adjective
- 1.Serving to discriminate.
Similar words
Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.