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Discriminant

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Word	Definition
discriminative	Having or relating to the ability to discriminate between things.
discriminating	Having a discerning judgment or taste
discriminateverb	To treat or affect differently, depending on differences in traits.
discriminatory	Showing prejudice or bias.
quadratic surdnoun	(mathematics) An irrational number that is the solution of a quadratic equation of the form ax²+bx+c=0, where a, b, and c are integers and a ≠ 0.
quadratic integernoun	(mathematics) A number (real or complex) which is a solution to an equation of the form x²+Bx+C=0 for some integers B and C. For example 42, or 2+3i, or 1+√/2.
discriminant functionnoun	(mathematics) A function used to predict a categorical dependent variable by one or more continuous or binary independent variables.
difference of two squaresnoun	(algebra) The identity x²-y²=(x+y)(x-y), that holds for all real numbers.
quadratic formulanoun	(mathematics) The formula x=(-b±√)/(2a) for finding roots of the quadratic equation.
differentialnoun	A qualitative or quantitative difference between similar or comparable things.
difference equationnoun	(mathematics) more broadly, any recurrence relation
greatest common divisornoun	(arithmetic, number theory) The largest positive integer (respectively polynomial, element of a given ring) that is a divisor of each of a given set of integers (respectively polynomials, elements of a given ring).
exponentnoun	(mathematics) The number by which a value (called the base) is said to be raised to a power in exponentiation: for example, the 3 in 2³=8.
pythagorean quadruplenoun	(mathematics) A set of four positive integers a, b, c, and d, for which a²+b²+c²=d²
dual numbernoun	(grammar) A grammatical number denoting a quantity of exactly two.
determinantnoun	A determining factor; an element that determines the nature of something.
degreenoun	(education) A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university/college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.)
multiple rootnoun	(algebra) A root of a polynomial equation which has multiplicity greater than one.
quadrinomial	Consisting of four names or parts or terms.
abc conjecturenoun	(number theory) Given coprime positive integers a, b and c, such that a + b = c, and d the radical of abc (the product of its distinct prime factors), the conjecture that d is usually not much smaller than c (in other words, that if a and b are divisible by large powers of primes, then c usually is not).