DISCRIMINANT
Noun
discriminant (plural discriminants)
(algebra) 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).
(geometry) 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
discriminant (comparative more discriminant, superlative most discriminant)
Serving to discriminate.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*crim"i*nant, n. Etym: [L. discriminans, p. pr. of discriminare.] (Math.)
Definition: The eliminant of the n partial differentials of any homogenous function of n variables. See Eliminant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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