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DISCRIMINATING
discriminating
(adjective) showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste; “the discriminating eye of the connoisseur”
acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp
(adjective) having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; “an acute observer of politics and politicians”; “incisive comments”; “icy knifelike reasoning”; “as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang”; “penetrating insight”; “frequent penetrative observations”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
discriminating (comparative more discriminating, superlative most discriminating)
Able to perceive fine distinctions between similar things; perceptive
Having a discerning judgment or taste
Verb
discriminating
present participle of discriminate
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*crim"i*na`ting, a.
Definition: Marking a difference; distinguishing.
– Dis*crim"i*na`ting*ly, adv. And finds with keen discriminating sight, Black's not so black; -- nor white so very white. Canning.
DISCRIMINATE
Dis*crim"i*nate, a. Etym: [L. discriminatus, p. p. of discriminare to divide, separate, fr. discrimen division, distinction, decision, fr. discernere. See Discern, and cf. Criminate.]
Definition: Having the difference marked; distinguished by certain tokens. Bacon.
Dis*crim"i*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discriminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Discriminating.]
Definition: To set apart as being different; to mark as different; to separate from another by discerning differences; to distinguish. Cowper. To discriminate the goats from the sheep. Barrow.
Dis*crim"i*nate, v. i.
1. To make a difference or distinction; to distinguish accurately; as, in judging of evidence, we should be careful to discriminate between probability and slight presumption.
2. (a) To treat unequally. (b) (Railroads) To impose unequal tariffs for substantially the same service.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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