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discriminative

[dih-skrim-uh-ney-tiv, -nuh-tiv] / dɪˈskrɪm əˌneɪ tɪv, -nə tɪv /




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Moreover, it promotes the use of more comprehensive and discriminative features.

From Science Daily Jan. 9, 2024

Our skin gives us the power of discriminative touch, which allows us to feel the pressure, texture and vibration of objects.

From Washington Post Feb. 9, 2023

Light touch, also known as discriminative touch, is a light pressure that allows the location of a stimulus to be pinpointed.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

"I would like to reinforce that I do not and will not condone discriminative language or behaviour of any kind aimed at the Jewish community or any other community."

From BBC Jan. 25, 2022

His style is the exact opposite of Dryden's, of which he said that, having "no prominent or discriminative characters," it "could not easily be imitated either seriously or ludicrously."

From Dr. Johnson and His Circle by John Cann Bailey




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