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Meaning of Discriminant | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  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.

Equivalents

العربية عملية رياضية
Bosanski delta
Čeština diskriminant
Dansk diskriminant
Ελληνικά διακρίνουσα
Español discriminante
Suomi diskriminantti
Français discriminant discriminant discriminant
Hrvatski delta
Magyar diszkrimináns
日本語 判別式
Polski delta wyróżnik
Русский дискримина́нт
Српски delta
Tagalog talangi

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

discriminant function Discriminate Discriminated discriminatee discriminateness Discriminates

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