Associations to the word «Discriminative»

Wiktionary

DISCRIMINATIVE, adjective. Which has the ability to discriminate between things; or which imparts such ability
DISCRIMINATIVE, adjective. (of an element, feature, attribute, etc.) which serves to distinguish its bearer
DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS, noun. A stimulus, associated with reinforcement, that exerts control over a particular form of behavior; the subject discriminates between closely related stimuli and responds positively only in the presence of that stimulus

Dictionary definition

DISCRIMINATIVE, adjective. Capable of making fine distinctions.
DISCRIMINATIVE, adjective. Expressing careful judgment; "discriminative censure"; "a biography ...appreciative and yet judicial in purpose"-Tyler Dennett.

Wise words

Don't you know this, that words are doctors to a diseased temperment?
Aeschylus