What does discriminant mean?

Answer 1

To discriminate against someone is to unfairly judge them. Normally the passing grade for an exam might be 70% but because I don't like you for some reason I am going to fail you, even though you achieved a grade of 75% and I passed other people with a lower grade than yours. I am discriminating against you.

Answer 2

Discrimination means exclusion of or a specific action done to one person because of a specific quality of theirs. It stems from the disposition of looking down on someone who you view as lower then yourself for color, race, or religion. It can take on a very ugly face, it is almost always irrational and it makes you unable to act normally around the person you have prejudice toward. This causes friendships to never happen and it makes you dislike or hate someone without getting to know them. Often it is caused by family beliefs and it only can be broken by letting go of your pride and caring for the very people you hate, that's one way that we can get rid of this form of hatred.

Discrimination is never a mental state, it is SOLELY conduct. An employer must DO something, ACT on a decision, before it could be found illegally discriminatory. The employers intention is irrelevant - even employers who "look down" on nobody can easily make a technical violation of Title VII.

For examples, ALL "Diversity Plans" which are not designed to eliminate statistical discrimination are violations of Title VII, even if the employer meant to be non-racist.

Answer 3

Discrimination means exclusion of or a specific action done to one person because of a specific quality of theirs. It stems from the disposition of looking down on someone who you view as lower then yourself for color, race, or religion. It can take on a very ugly face, it is almost always irrational and it makes you unable to act normally around the person you have prejudice toward. This causes friendships to never happen and it makes you dislike or hate someone without getting to know them. Often it is caused by family beliefs and it only can be broken by letting go of your pride and caring for the very people you hate, that's one way that we can get rid of this form of hatred.

Discrimination is never a mental state, it is SOLELY conduct. An employer must DO something, ACT on a decision, before it could be found illegally discriminatory. The employers intention is irrelevant - even employers who "look down" on nobody can easily make a technical violation of Title VII.

For examples, ALL "Diversity Plans" which are not designed to eliminate statistical discrimination are violations of Title VII, even if the employer meant to be non-racist.

Answer 4

It means to distinguish. Sometimes this can be a good thing if you are discriminating based on relevant factors. Being able to tell a Veuve Cliquot from a cooking sherry shows a discriminating taste, and that is a good thing. Discriminating between people on their race is making a distinction based on irrelevant factors, and that is a bad thing.

Answer 5

negative or harmful actions toward a group of people or its members

Answer 6

In mathematics a discriminant is a function which enables you to discriminate between various possible solutions or types of solutions.