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Definition: DISCRIMINATIVELY

Part of Speech Definition
Adverb 1. With discrimination or distinction.[Websters]
2. In a distinctive, diacritic or diacritical manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. In a characteristic, peculiar or differential manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. Infrequently used adverbial inflection of the adjective discriminative.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adjective Form
(discriminative)
1. Capable of making fine distinctions.[Wordnet].
2. Expressing careful judgment; "discriminative censure".[Wordnet].
3. Marking a difference; distinguishing; distinctive; characteristic.[Websters].
4. Observing distinctions; making differences; discriminating.[Websters].
5. Being distinctive, characteristic or typical.[Eve - graph theoretic]
6. Being differential or diacritical.[Eve - graph theoretic]
7. Being different, various, diverse or dissimilar.[Eve - graph theoretic]
8. Seldom used base adjective of the adverb discriminatively.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Discriminatively" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: DISCRIMINATIVELY

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Adverb] With discrimination or distinction. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

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Definition: DISCRIMINATIVELY

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adverb1. With discrimination or distinction.[Websters]
2. In a distinctive, diacritic or diacritical manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. In a characteristic, peculiar or differential manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. Infrequently used adverbial inflection of the adjective discriminative.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adjective Form
(discriminative)
1. Capable of making fine distinctions.[Wordnet].
2. Expressing careful judgment; "discriminative censure".[Wordnet].
3. Marking a difference; distinguishing; distinctive; characteristic.[Websters].
4. Observing distinctions; making differences; discriminating.[Websters].
5. Being distinctive, characteristic or typical.[Eve - graph theoretic]
6. Being differential or diacritical.[Eve - graph theoretic]
7. Being different, various, diverse or dissimilar.[Eve - graph theoretic]
8. Seldom used base adjective of the adverb discriminatively.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "DISCRIMINATIVELY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: DISCRIMINATIVELY

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Adverb] With discrimination or distinction. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

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Common Expressions: discriminative

ExpressionsDefinition
Discriminative stimulusA stimulus that provides information about what to do. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Topics by Level of Interest: discriminative

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Discriminative model3   Discriminative model3

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